{"product_id":"the-12-pins-peter-hodgkinson-9781739123734","title":"The 12 Pins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 1947, Mary Deben travels to a remote cottage in Connemara, Ireland to write her 'Spanish novel'. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe recalls her recruitment in 1937 of Tom Lees, a young Irish writer, to be her 'eyes and ears' on their journey to report on the \u003cstrong\u003eIrish Blueshirts\u003c\/strong\u003e in the \u003cstrong\u003eSpanish Civil War. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs she was prevented from going to the front, only Tom witnesses action with the calamitous Irish Brigade. Experiencing the horrifying menace of the fascists and the complicity of the Press on the Francoist-Nationalist side, Mary has to escape from Spain leaving Tom to an unknown fate. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen years later, in Connemara, Mary remains remorseful of having enlisted Tom. Unwittingly, she becomes involved in the \u003cstrong\u003echild abuse scandal of the Industrial Schools\u003c\/strong\u003e. Recruiting a young Christian Brother, she gathers evidence of the abuse in a local school and learns of Tom's fate. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA meeting with an extraordinary stranger also has unexpected consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Hodgkinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1739123735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781739123734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peancobooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.71d","brand":"Peter Hodgkinson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48873799254271,"sku":"9781739123734","price":12.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-12-pins-peter-hodgkinson-9781739123734","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}