{"product_id":"scorched-earth-dara-kavanagh-9781915568816","title":"Scorched Earth","description":"A harrowing novel which gives an Irish perspective on the Boer War \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the Second Boer War (1899-1902), in the course of Kitchener's notorious campaign against the civilian population, a junior officer witnesses a particularly brutal atrocity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDisillusioned, and disgusted at himself for failing to intervene, he deserts. Ten years pass. On his return to Dublin under an assumed name, and battling an opium addiction, he discovers that the Major who ordered the atrocity is running for parliament. What should he do with his dangerous testimony? Will anybody believe the word of a deserter? And how to deal with the phantoms of the past that testimony will unleash?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dara Kavanagh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1915568811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781915568816\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dedalus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.75h x 5.12w x 1.00d","brand":"Dara Kavanagh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48154206470399,"sku":"9781915568816","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ecbce590-8094-40a6-be92-974cf9fd7455.jpg?v=1770788611","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scorched-earth-dara-kavanagh-9781915568816","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}