{"product_id":"9780330544450-man-who-saved-britain","title":"The Man Who Saved Britain","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA hilarious blend of cultural history, biography and memoir from the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGermania\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward-winning author Simon Winder takes us through the legacy of one of Britain's most influential and enduring cultural figures, James Bond. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An entertaining romp through the literary and cinematic heartland of James Bond country' – \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A hilarious blend of cultural history, biography and memoir' – \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter victory in World War II, Britain was a relieved but also a profoundly traumatized country. Simon Winder, born into this nation of uncertain identity, fell in love (as many before and since) with the man created as the antidote, a quintessentially British figure of great cultural significance: James Bond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten with passion, wit and a great deal of personal insight and affection, this book is his wildly amusing attempt to get to grips with Bond’s legacy and the difficult decades in which it really mattered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Read-aloud funny' – \u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Superb' – \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943467200609,"sku":"9780330544450","price":9.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27343030.jpg?v=1760468364","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780330544450-man-who-saved-britain","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}