{"product_id":"testing-the-limits-kate-lance-9780987211354","title":"Testing the Limits","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHeartfelt and bittersweet. A delightful read, this beautifully written book comes highly recommended\u003c\/i\u003e.\" Goodreads\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1930s England: and for a group of friends it seems as if the sunny days of sailing, flying and love will never end.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA deepwater sailing ship takes restless young Eliza McKee to a new life in glamorous London, but when she meets the handsome star of a talking film it's not quite the life she expects. Eliza's brother Pete yearns to fly, and pilot Billie Quinn can teach him. Pete calls her a sarcastic, scowling Amelia Earhart, but it's Billie who knows how much Pete has to learn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEliza's aunt, actress Izabel Peres, hides a secret from the world. Then she falls for lawyer Felix with his buccaneering smile, and a case of shellshock he believes is behind him. Doctor Harry Bell, Eliza's old shipmate, loves golden Charlotte, but Charlotte just loves flirting and gambling - especially with flyboy Pete's heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor Eliza's friends, the days of contentment are fading before the gathering dusk of war. And when a great white barque encounters the coast one foggy night, more than an era of sail finds itself tested to the limits\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTesting the Limits \u003ci\u003eis the first book in the Tempo series, by the winner of the Mountbatten Maritime Award and the Western Australian Premier's Book Award for Non-Fiction.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kate Lance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0987211358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780987211354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seabooks Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d","brand":"Kate Lance","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48435787661567,"sku":"9780987211354","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_be878690-d5f4-4fb7-b468-d5296b6111e5.jpg?v=1777152727","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/testing-the-limits-kate-lance-9780987211354","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}