{"product_id":"spies-michael-frayn-9780312421175","title":"Spies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe National Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe sudden trace of a disturbing, forgotten aroma compels Stephen Wheatley to return to the site of a dimly remembered but troubling childhood summer in wartime London. As he pieces together his scattered memories, we are brought back to a quiet, suburban street where two boys--Keith and his sidekick, Stephen--are engaged in their own version of the war effort: spying on the neighbors, recording their movements, and ferreting out their secrets. But when Keith utters six shocking words, the boy's game of espionage takes a sinister and unintended turn, transforming a wife's simple errands and the ordinary rituals of family life into the elements of adult catastrophe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChildhood and innocence, secrecy, lies and repressed violence are all gently laid bare as once again Michael Frayn powerfully demonstrates that what appears to be happening in front of our eyes often turns out to be something we cannot see at all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Frayn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312421176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312421175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/18\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/05\/2003 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooksense '76 Reading Grp 04\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2004 pg. 1","brand":"Michael Frayn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044852494591,"sku":"9780312421175","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6892b8be-653d-473e-a701-09545499c268.jpg?v=1684975280","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spies-michael-frayn-9780312421175","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}