{"product_id":"spring-days-in-winter-john-michell-9781805882343","title":"Spring Days in Winter: A Cold War Spy's Final Reckoning","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeptember 1970. Belfast's grim Crumlin Road prison. Once one of Britain's finest intelligence officers, Ben Calvin now sits alone facing his moment of truth. Sentenced to death for murder, he is to be executed at dawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Calvin is determined to die with dignity to frustrate those who want to break him. It is in his last few hours that he traces his journey from boyhood to a condemned man's cell. The result is a sorry tale of tragedy and an ill-fated affair captured in a raw depiction of matters of the heart catastrophically colliding with the Cold War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eUltimately a love story subtly highlighting the irreversibility of capital punishment, Spring Days in Winter is an evocative account with a rare depth of feeling, a beaten-down man's haunting exploration of loyalty, betrayal and the terrible weight of regret.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Michell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1805882341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805882343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Terence Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d","brand":"John Michell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874623828223,"sku":"9781805882343","price":12.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spring-days-in-winter-john-michell-9781805882343","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}