{"product_id":"the-assault-9781805221678","title":"The Assault","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Mulisch is a rarity ... an instinctively psychological novelist'' John UpdikeWith an introduction by Thomas HardingPraised for his emotionally restrained psychological portraits, Harry Mulisch was one of Holland''s greatest writers - and his masterpiece novel is now published in the UK with a new introduction.In the bitter final months of the Second World War, the body of a Dutch Nazi collaborator is found on the doorstep of an ordinary family home. The repercussions are complex and terrible: the family is killed and the house burned to the ground; only the twelve-year-old son, Anton, survives. Following Anton as he reckons with this trauma through his life, The Assault is a powerful excavation of resistance and the collateral damage wrought on innocent people in times of war.","brand":"Profile Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50578498093399,"sku":"9781805221678","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781805221678.jpg?v=1746099550","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-assault-9781805221678","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}