{"product_id":"winston-and-me-mark-woodburn-9781912436156","title":"Winston and Me","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe story of a teenage soldier serving at Winston Churchill's side, in the trenches of WW1 Flanders and beyond. Second edition published December 2018, thoroughly revised to include newly-discovered historical detail.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLying about his age to join the army, Edinburgh teenager Jamie Melville comes to the attention of his battalion's new colonel, Winston Churchill, who is seeking redemption in the trenches as an ordinary soldier after his resignation over the Dardanelles fiasco in 1915. Jamie becomes the colonel's new 'batman' and is soon thrust into the line of fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the conflict, Churchill returns to the cabinet and Jamie's service continues as assistant to Winston's private secretary. In this new world, he will learn how to do battle on a very different front, and meet some of the extraordinary characters who inhabit wartime London - all whilst trying to piece together his broken family, and fighting for a life he can call his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Woodburn offers an excellent portrayal of Churchill ... a novel not to be missed.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \u003cb\u003eFinest Hour magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"An outstanding book ... Memorable, eminently readable, and thoroughly enjoyable.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \u003cb\u003eUndiscovered Scotland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Woodburn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1912436159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781912436156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Valley Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.62d","brand":"Mark Woodburn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48175474540799,"sku":"9781912436156","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_24a8e837-becf-41c5-9d1c-21fc97143374.jpg?v=1771333959","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/winston-and-me-mark-woodburn-9781912436156","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}