{"product_id":"the-bell-that-never-rang-lewis-griffiths-9780473615154","title":"The Bell That Never Rang","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE BELL THAT NEVER RANG\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is Jim Bowen's story. The story of a boy born in the shadow of a lonely church bell and forced to leave the farm he loves to become a sailor, only to fall in love with the beautiful Marie while on a voyage to New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA story of Wales and New Zealand; of romance, rugby and the struggles of two farming families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd of a battleship, HMS New Zealand, purchased by a young country and protected by a Maori prophecy, as it fought in a world war. Will the prophecy hold true at the Battle of Jutland? And what of Jim and Marie?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the bell that never rang on the Queen Mary?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a true story and supported by extensive research into the author's ancestry, this book brings alive the dramas of ordinary lives disrupted by a war that nobody wanted; lives haunted by \"t\u003ci\u003euranga wae wae\" \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e \"hiraeth\", \u003c\/i\u003e the deep call of the roots that bind you to land of your birth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lewis Griffiths\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0473615150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780473615154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Library of New Zealand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d","brand":"Lewis Griffiths","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990024716543,"sku":"9780473615154","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9d686c17-8673-454f-8524-2d59fa527d5e.jpg?v=1683302607","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-bell-that-never-rang-lewis-griffiths-9780473615154","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}