{"product_id":"freefall-9780751572353","title":"Freefall","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e''This is \u003cb\u003eBRAVO TWO ZERO meets ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO''S NEST\u003c\/b\u003e. Tom Read''s story had me on the edge of my seat. It also made me cry.''\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndy McNab\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA former member of the British Parachute Regiment, Tom Read was preparing to freefall from more than 23 miles above the earth to become the first man to punch a hole through the sound barrier unassisted. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It didn''t work out that way. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom his hospital bed in a French sanatorium, Tom began to review his life in an attempt to trace the roots of his madness: the tough childhood, moving from place to place; joining the Parachute Regiment at seventeen and confronting riots, IRA snipers and booby-traps; doing more than 1,000 jumps with the Red Devils and the first ever Parachute drop onto the Falklands; and the high-altitude work that may have created a chemical imbalance in his brain. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeaving backwards and forwards between a haunting present and a remarkable past FREEFALL is an unrelenti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is BRAVO TWO ZERO meets ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST. Tom Read's story had me on the edge of my seat. It also made me cry. - Andy McNab\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExtraordinary - MAIL on Sunday\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn incredible story: funny, sad and as breathtaking as a high altitude sky dive - CAMERON SPENCE author of SABRE SQUADRON.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA courageous book. - THE TIMES","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47833577980247,"sku":"9780751572353","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780751572353.jpg?v=1710347470","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/freefall-9780751572353","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}