{"product_id":"the-lawn-of-sleeping-soldiers-carl-oprey-9781036961039","title":"The Lawn of Sleeping Soldiers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 2002, the discovery of a crumbling, century-old ancestral novel in a New York bookshop sparks a literary mystery for a mother and her son.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBased on a true story, \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Lawn of Sleeping Soldiers\u003c\/em\u003e traces the journey of a seventeen-year-old soldier-author from the trenches of the Somme to the Liverpool Blitz, via the New York publication of his inexplicable 1918 novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Fighting Mascot\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the authenticity of this version is questioned, a race begins for the real story to be told by the only person left who knows the truth: his mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith themes of historic war and survival, \u003cem\u003eThe Lawn of Sleeping Soldiers\u003c\/em\u003e questions our historical responses to war, propaganda, and daily survival. Beginning with a transatlantic phone call during Desert Storm, the narrative moves seamlessly between WW1, the Liverpool Blitz in 1941, and the aftereffects of 9\/11. Using interviews and previously unknown data, this novel blends personal witness with historical research and rich, interweaving prose to create a journey of discovery across time and battlefields, told by the members of a Liverpool family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carl O'Prey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1036961036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781036961039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boy Who Made the King Cry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.11d","brand":"Carl O'Prey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852819509503,"sku":"9781036961039","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lawn-of-sleeping-soldiers-carl-oprey-9781036961039","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}