{"product_id":"mothers-boy-patrick-gale-9781472257420","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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLaura, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Gale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472257421\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472257420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tinder Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 5.04w x 1.02d","brand":"Patrick Gale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074544103679,"sku":"9781472257420","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fe23bcbe-ded1-4260-9a28-f44ba9f70e01.jpg?v=1685454365","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mothers-boy-patrick-gale-9781472257420","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}