{"product_id":"9780099540861","title":"Captain Corelli's Mandolin","description":"Author: de Bernieres, Louis\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780099540861\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Apr 2010\u003cbr\u003ePages: 560 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA new classics edition of this enduringly popular novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is 1941 and Captain Antonio Corelli, a young Italian officer, is posted to the Greek island of Cephallonia as part of the occupying forces. At first he is ostracised by the locals, but as a conscientious but far from fanatical soldier, whose main aim is to have a peaceful war, he proves in time to be civilised, humorous - and a consummate musician.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the local doctor's daughter's letters to her fiance - a member of the underground - go unanswered, the working of the eternal triangle seems inevitable. But can this fragile love survive as a war of bestial savagery gets closer and the lines are drawn between invader and defender?","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48150419603614,"sku":"UBD-9780099540861","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780099540861.jpg?v=1786964921","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780099540861","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}