{"product_id":"mothers-boy-a-beautifully-crafted-novel-of-war-cornwall-and-the-relationship-between-a-mother-and-son","title":"Mother's Boy: A beautifully crafted novel of war, Cornwall, and the relationship between a mother and son","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Tender, evocative' \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Richly engaging' \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Radio 4 Serial Fiction Book of the Week\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A characteristically tender novel about a young man growing up in the shadow of one war and the whispers of the next' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A wonderful novel about relationships, particularly between a mother and son. A compelling read, beautifully crafted and sensitively written' \u003ci\u003eIrish Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e_______\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Laura, a laundress, meets her young husband when they are both placed in service in Teignmouth in 1914. They have a baby, Charles, but his father returns home from the trenches a damaged man, already ill with the tuberculosis that will soon leave Laura a widow.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As a new war looms, Charles signs up for the navy as a coder. His escape from the tight, gossipy confines of Launceston to a more colourful life in action sees him blossom, as he experiences the possibility of death, and the excitement - even terror - of a love that is as clandestine as his work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e_______\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Stands with the best queer literary fiction of a historical bent, illuminated as it is by Gale's devilish wit and talent for both social observation and intricacies of character' \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A wonderful novel - a touching, utterly convincing portrait of the nascent artist' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A deeply moving novel. The portrait of a complex relationship that constricted as much as it sustained is brilliantly done' \u003ci\u003eThe Tablet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/patrick-gale-books\"\u003ePatrick Gale\u003c\/a\u003e (all their books in stock)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fiction, Historical\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tinder Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781472257437\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tinder Press","offers":[{"title":"New — £17.54","offer_id":47901391847601,"sku":"SB-147225743X-C0","price":17.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/147225743X.jpg?v=1789673332","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/mothers-boy-a-beautifully-crafted-novel-of-war-cornwall-and-the-relationship-between-a-mother-and-son","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}