{"product_id":"9781529092417-sparrow","title":"Sparrow","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor readers of \u003ci\u003eA Little Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRoom \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eShuggie Bain\u003c\/i\u003e as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Silence of the Girls \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eI, Claudius\u003c\/i\u003e, the deeply moving story of a young Roman slave boy growing up in a brothel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSparrow\u003c\/i\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling historical epic by James Hynes. An incredibly moving story of one boy’s journey to freedom in the harsh world of the Roman Empire.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaised in a brothel at the edge of a dying empire, a boy of no known origin creates his own identity. He is Sparrow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSparrow’s world consists of a kitchen and herb-scented garden, a loud and dangerous tavern, and the mysterious upstairs where the wolves, the women who have shaped his world, conduct their business. Where freedom is only for a privileged few, Sparrow’s life is hard-edged and violent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut change is coming. The world outside his garden is about to be reshaped, and as an empire crumbles, murder and mayhem will come to Sparrow’s door. As the only family he’s ever known scatters, will Sparrow fall – or fly?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Unforgettable’ - \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Utterly engrossing . this coming of age story reaches across millennia to grab us by the throat’ – Emma Donoghue, author of \u003ci\u003eRoom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Masterful in its portrayal of love, sex and friendship’ – \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\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":41593323454561,"sku":"9781529092417","price":8.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29640898.jpg?v=1725625960","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529092417-sparrow","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}