{"product_id":"9780143781547","title":"Colombiano","description":"Author: Young, Rusty\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780143781547\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE AUSTRALIA\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 16 Jul 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 704 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA heart-thumping journey into the violent and unpredictable world of post-Escobar Colombia, from the author of the international bestseller MARCHING POWDER.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlending fact and fiction, \u003ci\u003eColombiano\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful and heart-rending story of revenge and war, set in Colombia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor four years Rusty Young, author of the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eMarching Powder\u003c\/i\u003e, worked secretly for the US government in Colombia. During this time he was shocked by the stories of child soldiers he encountered. He vowed that one day he would turn their tales into a book and let their voices be heard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Colombia you have to pick a side. Or one will be picked for you . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll Pedro Gutierrez cares about is fishing, playing pool and his girlfriend Camila's promise to sleep with him on his sixteenth birthday. But his life is ripped apart when Guerrilla soldiers callously execute his father in front of him, and he and his mother are banished from their farm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSwearing vengeance against the five men responsible, Pedro, with his best friend Palillo, joins an illegal Paramilitary group, where he is trained to fight, kill and crush any sign of weakness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as he descends into a world of unspeakable violence, Pedro must decide how far he is willing to go. Can he stop himself before he becomes just as ruthless as those he is hunting? Or will his dark obsession cost him all he loves?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom innocent teenage love to barbaric torture . . .  from cruel despots to cocaine \u003ci\u003etraficantes\u003c\/i\u003e . . . from seedy drug markets to brutal battlefields . . . \u003ci\u003eColombiano \u003c\/i\u003eis a blockbuster revenge thriller and an electrifying come-of-age story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A heart-thumping novel' \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A riveting thriller' \u003ci\u003eQantas Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'You won't be able to put this book down' \u003ci\u003eNew Idea\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48165351358622,"sku":"UBD-9780143781547","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780143781547.jpg?v=1787134981","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780143781547","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}