{"product_id":"war-and-turpentine","title":"War and Turpentine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2017 MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected as a Book of the Year 2016 in \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e, and one of the 10 Best Books of 2016 in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShortly before his death at the age of 90, Stefan Hertmans' grandfather Urbain gave his grandson a set of notebooks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs Stefan began to read, he found himself drawn into a conversation across the centuries, as Urbain - so quiet and reserved in life - revealed his eloquence and his private passions on the page. Gradually, as he learned of his grandfather's heroics in the First World War, the loss of his great love, and his later years spent seeking solace in art and painting, a portrait emerged of the grandfather he had never fully known.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWar and Turpentine\u003c\/i\u003e is an exquisite, loving reconstruction of a man's interior life, at once deeply personal and yet so evocative of many of his generation, affected by the long shadow of war. In beautiful, glimmering prose, Hertmans shows us how our experiences shape us all, and how, even in a life of sorrow and heartache, dignity can be found.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Harvill Secker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781846558825\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Harvill Secker","offers":[{"title":"Very Good — £1.00","offer_id":47917765853361,"sku":"SB-1846558824-C2","price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1846558824.jpg?v=1789684952","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/war-and-turpentine","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}