{"product_id":"a-river-in-borneo-richard-woodman-9781493075164","title":"A River in Borneo: A Tale of the East Indies","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is the summer of 1964 during the Far Eastern war euphemistically called 'Confrontation.' A British Royal Marine patrol has orders to penetrate Indonesian Borneo to locate a river thought by Allied intelligence to be in use by the Indonesians to build up supplies before launching a major attack on Sarawak. Charged with this mission, Lieutenant Charles Kirton makes a most extraordinary discovery amid the dense mangrove swamps bordering a river in Borneo. What he finds not only enables Kirton to fulfil his mission, but also turns out to be intensely personal and macabre as the truth behind the strange event is revealed. From this highly charged opening sequence, the story flashes back a century to 1867, when young Henry Kirton, second officer of the auxiliary steamship River Tay, is dumped ashore in Singapore, badly injured by a fall from the rigging of his ship. Woodman's compelling tale has echoes of Joseph Conrad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Woodman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1493075160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781493075164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McBooks Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.56h x 5.24w x 0.55d","brand":"Richard Woodman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453702418687,"sku":"9781493075164","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b4f9cc88-63d8-4202-804e-4c6d7a495dd0.jpg?v=1777301766","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-river-in-borneo-richard-woodman-9781493075164","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}