{"product_id":"9781529426137-south-atlantic-requiem","title":"South Atlantic Requiem","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA gripping Falklands War espionage thriller by a former special forces officer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant, eye-opening espionage thriller by a former special forces officer 'now at the forefront of spy writing'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant, eye-opening espionage thriller by a former special forces officer 'now at the forefront of spy writing'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e 'Edward Wilson seems poised to inherit the mantle of John le Carré' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'More    George Smiley than James Bond, Catesby will delight those readers     looking for less blood and more intelligence in their spy thrillers' \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eApril, 1982. The British prime minister and the Argentine president are both clinging to power.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Downing Street, having ignored alarm bells coming from the South Atlantic, finds itself in a full-blown crisis when Argentina invades the remote and forgotten British territory of the Falklands Islands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Catesby is dispatched urgently to prevent Argentina from obtaining more lethal Exocet missiles, by fair means or foul. From Patagonia to Paris, from Chevening to the White House, he plays a deadly game of diplomatic cat and mouse, determined to avert the loss of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  The clock is ticking. Diplomats and statesmen race for a last-minute settlement while the weapons of war are primed and aimed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e  'Absolutely fascinating' \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gets nearer to the truth of what happened in the Falklands War than any of the standard histories. Highly recommended' Clive Ponting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA classic of the genre . as good as espionage thriller writing gets' \u003ci\u003eNB Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A stunning and ingenious book' Crime Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Edward Wilson:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Stylistically sophisticated . Wilson knows how to hold the reader's attention' W.G. Sebald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A reader is really privileged to come across something like this' Alan Sillitoe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'All  too often, amid the glitzy gadgetry of the spy thriller, all the   fast  cars and sexual adventures, we lose sight of the essential    seriousness of what is at stake. John le Carré reminds us, often, and  so does Edward Wilson' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\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":40266484809825,"sku":"9781529426137","price":8.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28890182.jpg?v=1723300030","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529426137-south-atlantic-requiem","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}