{"product_id":"the-boy-from-tacarigua-garth-lyder-9789768226228","title":"The Boy from Tacarigua","description":"Born in 1914 in Trinidad, West Indies, Garth Lyder, \"The Boy from Tacarigua\" (a village in Trinidad) gives a lively and very personal account of his growing up in a Methodist household in a British West Indian colony. As a young teenager, he falls in love with flying aeroplanes, and over the many years of his long life, he follows his dream of becoming a pilot. In Garth's case, it is not a straight line, but rather takes him to work in an airplane factory in Bristol, then to the RAF where he becomes a pilot, is shot down and gets awarded the DFC while in a German prison camp, then through the length and breadth of Africa where he takes on passengers as a private pilot, and finally back to his native Trinidad where he serves as a commercial pilot in the newly-founded national airline, BWIA. A must-read for everybody interested in the Second World War, the RAF, or just to read about \"long-time Trinidad\". Garth Lyder just celebrated his 96th birthday and lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Garth Lyder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9768226226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789768226228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jenny Lyder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Garth Lyder","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44079681831167,"sku":"9789768226228","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_52ad2ab2-83e6-40a8-a954-97d3237dc8b4.jpg?v=1685482532","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-boy-from-tacarigua-garth-lyder-9789768226228","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}