{"product_id":"burma-boy-9780099488989","title":"Burma Boy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA few months ago fourteen-year-old Ali Banana was apprenticed to a whip-wielding blacksmith in his rural hometown. Now its winter 1944, the war is entering its most crucial stage and Ali is a private in Thunder Brigade. His unit has been given orders to go behind enemy lines and wreak havoc. But the Burmese jungle is a mud-riven, treacherous place, riddled with Japanese snipers, insanity and disease. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBurma Boy\u003c\/i\u003e is a horrific, vividly realised account of the madness, the sacrifice and the dark humour of the Second World War''s most vicious battleground. It''s also the moving story of a boy trying to live long enough to become a man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs humane, ridiculous and moving as Waugh's novels of the world at war -- Ronan Bennett\u003cbr\u003eA gripping narrative - by turns pathetic, comic and exciting * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eFascinating...unusual...invigorating...and very funny * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eA superb Second World War adventure... tender and funny * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eVividly recreates the violence and drama of a forgotten war, describing the camaraderie between fighting men with humour and compassion -- Maggie Gee","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732245754199,"sku":"9780099488989","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099488989.jpg?v=1719996122","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/burma-boy-9780099488989","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}