{"product_id":"thecaptains-and-the-kings-by-johnston-jennifer-author-on-jan071999-paperback-9780747259343","title":"TheCaptains and the Kings by Johnston Jennifer","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr Prendergast, an elderly Anglo-Irishman, is living out his last years in the decaying splendour of his family mansion. As his mind wanders through the gloom he finds it peopled with memories of his neglected wife, his pale shadow of a father, his icily glamorous mother and Alexander, the son she so jealously loved, killed in the First World War. \u003cbr\u003eWith only his ill-tempered alcoholic gardener left to attend to him, Mr Prendergast is content to pass his days in such ghostly company. Until young Diarmid arrives, keen-eyed and carrot-haired, to disperse the gathering darkness with curiosity, and the promise of friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJennifer Johnston has written a beauty...full of sharp truth * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eElegantly written... it is a tragic story with a merciful ending... Jennifer Johnston knows her Ireland as well as she knows human nature * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eI greatly enjoyed and admired \u003ci\u003eThe Captains and the Kings\u003c\/i\u003e -- Kingsley Amis * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eAssured and skillful * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eFormidably well done * Guardian *","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884332888407,"sku":"9780747259343","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780747259343.jpg?v=1722531486","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/thecaptains-and-the-kings-by-johnston-jennifer-author-on-jan071999-paperback-9780747259343","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}