{"product_id":"9781472257420","title":"Mother's Boy : A beautifully crafted novel of war, Cornwall, and the relationship between a mother and son","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Patrick Gale\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eCornwall\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 February 2023 by Headline Publishing Group (Tinder Press) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 416 pages\u003cbr\u003e128 x 197 x 30mm | 290g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Tender, evocative' TLS'Richly engaging' SpectatorA Radio 4 Serial Fiction Book of the Week 'A characteristically tender novel about a young man growing up in the shadow of one war and the whispers of the next' Observer'A wonderful novel about relationships, particularly between a mother and son. A compelling read, beautifully crafted and sensitively written' Irish ExaminerLaura, a laundress, meets her young husband when they are both placed in service in Teignmouth in 1914. They have a baby, Charles, but his father returns home from the trenches a damaged man, already ill with the tuberculosis that will soon leave Laura a widow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a new war looms, Charles signs up for the navy as a coder. His escape from the tight, gossipy confines of Launceston to a more colourful life in action sees him blossom, as he experiences the possibility of death, and the excitement - even terror - of a love that is as clandestine as his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Stands with the best queer literary fiction of a historical bent, illuminated as it is by Gale's devilish wit and talent for both social observation and intricacies of character' Sydney Morning Herald 'A wonderful novel - a touching, utterly convincing portrait of the nascent artist' Mail on Sunday'A deeply moving novel. The portrait of a complex relationship that constricted as much as it sustained is brilliantly done' The Tablet\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patrick Gale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57548328829253,"sku":"9781472257420","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9781472257420.jpg?v=1774885025","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9781472257420","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}