{"product_id":"borrowed-time-9780349118949","title":"Borrowed Time","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCalled an uneasy peace, the twenty years between the wars were a time of turmoil - Britain saw a general strike and the worst economic crisis in its history, armed rebellion in Ireland and open revolt in India, a Prime Minister''s resignation and the King''s abdication. Crisis followed crisis until Britain was engulfed in the Second World War - a catastrophe that could have been foreseen, possibly even prevented. But there were also moments of triumph: England regained the Ashes and Britain ran to glory in the ''Chariots of Fire'' Olympic Games; the BBC was born and became the envy of the free world; there was a renaissance in poetry, sculpture of genius, and cinema lightened the darkness for millions. However it is the politicians who failed who have really come to personify the interwar years - in particular Ramsey MacDonald and Stanley Baldwin.  Both prime ministers were better men than history allows. And Winston Churchill?  Right or wrong, success or failure, he is the irrepressib\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e** 'Interesting, thoughtful, well-written . . . Hattersley's description of the real meaning of poverty in the 30s is masterly * GUARDIAN *\u003cbr\u003e** 'Hattersley brings freshness and clarity to his account of the 1920s and 1930s * HERALD *\u003cbr\u003e** 'Beautifully written and wonderfully readable * SUNDAY TRIBUNE *\u003cbr\u003e** 'Hattersley is excellent at depicting the social and cultural aspects of Britain between the war s' EXPRESS * ** 'A vigorous, well-paced account of two turbulent decades for Britain and her people. Hattersley's Hatterisms . . . Inject an entertaining, even ribald note into an otherwise grim story’ *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864459161943,"sku":"9780349118949","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349118949.jpg?v=1722272049","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/borrowed-time-9780349118949","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}