{"product_id":"the-last-shot-9780007198771","title":"THE LAST SHOT","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this remarkable book, Hugo Hamilton tells the story of individuals caught up in the turbulent last days of World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for ‘Last Shot’:\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘An utterly compelling read.’ Time Out\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘A remarkable book whose presence remains long after the reading is finished…A fine novel from a very talented writer.’ Irish Times\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Hamilton is a natural storyteller, with poise, daring and control…He is already quite unmistakable.’ Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003ePraise for ‘The Speckled People’:\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘This is the most gripping book I’ve read in ages. And it’s beautifully written: what could have been safe memories are made new-lived and real in this fascinating, disturbing and often very funny memoir.’ Roddy Doyle\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘“The Speckled People” is poetic in its language and construction, lyrical in so many of its descriptions. There is a story full of several different kinds of passion with a real tragedy at its heart. The pain is all there, but so is its antidote.’ Margaret Forster\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Donner und Blitzen! What the Jaysus! A memoir of warmth and wisdom. And at last a good – if flawed – Irish father. A beautiful German mother. And not too much rain. It is tender and profound and, best of all, tells the truth. I loved it.’ Patrick McCabe\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e'A fine and timely book from an exquisitely gifted writer, this is beautiful, subtle, unflashy, perfectly realised and quite extraordinarily powerful.'\u003cbr\u003eJoseph O'Connor\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766680420695,"sku":"9780007198771","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780007198771.jpg?v=1758710807","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-last-shot-9780007198771","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}