{"product_id":"through-the-barricades-dc-maher-9781739959807","title":"Through the Barricades: Some friendships change your life. Some stay with you forever.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome friendships change your life. Some stay with you forever.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEast London, 1979.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSixteen-year-old Keagan Devlin is charming, reckless and always one step from trouble. Peter Chubb is quieter, sharper, and hiding a secret that will shape both their lives: he has cystic fibrosis, and he has grown up knowing time may not be on his side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Keagan saves Peter from drowning during a stolen afternoon at the lido, their friendship deepens into something neither of them fully understands yet - a bond that will carry them through first love, family loyalty, violence, war and grief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the 1980s unfold, Keagan falls for Emily, Peter finds love with Jenny, and the four of them begin to imagine futures of their own. But illness, the Falklands War, trauma and devastating choices will test them in ways none of them could have foreseen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning the changing landscape of Thatcher's Britain, from East London pubs and Ilford dance halls to the battlefields of the South Atlantic, Through the Barricades is a moving story of friendship, love, loss and the promises we make to the people who matter most.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers who enjoy emotional British family sagas, coming-of-age stories, 1980s nostalgia and powerful character-driven fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e DC Maher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1739959809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781739959807\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Squibbler Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d","brand":"DC Maher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48873807642879,"sku":"9781739959807","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/through-the-barricades-dc-maher-9781739959807","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}