{"product_id":"9781786157614","title":"The Boy I Love","description":"Author: Marion Husband\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781786157614\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Headline\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 08 Sep 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026lt;FONT SIZE=\"+1\"\u0026gt;\u003c\/b\u003e'As with all the best novelists, Husband's talent seems to draw its energy from the experience of writing from perspectives far removed from her own as she inhabits other genders, other sexualities, other eras' \u003cb\u003ePatrick Gale\u0026lt;\/FONT\u0026gt; \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLieutenant Paul Harris returns from the trenches to his father's home after suffering from shell shock. Paul's lover Adam awaits, but so too does Margot, the pregnant fiancee of his dead brother, whom Paul feels an obligation to care for. Forced to hide his true desires, Paul must decide where his loyalty and his heart lie.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet in the aftermath of World War I, Marion Husband's moving novel illuminates the difficulties faced in the post-war period by former soldiers, and explores early twentieth-century taboos, love and betrayal. Through vivid flashbacks, effortless prose and realistic dialect, 'the love that dare not speak its name' is explored with true feeling and passion. Exploring the prejudice of only a few generations ago,\u003ci\u003e The Boy I Love\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic love story.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJust some of the amazing GOODREADS REVIEWS:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A \u003cb\u003ebeautiful, melancholy book\u003c\/b\u003e which feels terribly \u003cb\u003etrue to its time\u003c\/b\u003e and to the characters.'\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A wonderful book. One of those that \u003cb\u003eI just couldn't put down\u003c\/b\u003e.'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I \u003cb\u003eabsolutely loved \u003c\/b\u003ethis book. Found it \u003cb\u003eutterly unputdownable\u003c\/b\u003e.'","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47924897480862,"sku":"ING-9781786157614","price":35.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781786157614.jpg?v=1782955207","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781786157614","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}