{"product_id":"9781835744024-emilion","title":"Emilion","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eTroubled teen Benedict Harrison joins his estranged great-aunt to uncover the wartime betrayal that killed his grandfather. As they probe the fading mind of a dying spymaster, buried lies and family secrets resurface, forcing Benedict to confront the truth…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Mendacem memorem esse oportet.” \u003cem\u003eA liar should have a good memory. \u003c\/em\u003e– Quintilian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJune 1944: In the chaos following D-Day, a British Intelligence mission in Bordeaux ends in betrayal and death. Captain B.B. Harrison and his network are destroyed; the guilty walk free and the truth is buried beneath layers of deceit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDecember 1979: Amid Britain’s ‘Winter of Discontent’, sixteen-year-old Benedict Harrison lives in the shadow of family lies and forgotten stories. When he’s invited to stay with his infamous great-aunt, the artist Gail Miller, he steps into a world of secrets leading back to the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTogether, Gail and Benedict must unearth long-buried family secrets – but the key lies with one man: the moribund Victor Cross, a former spymaster. But can they uncover the truth before it’s too late?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a story of betrayal, falsehood and fragile trust, \u003cem\u003eEmilion\u003c\/em\u003e explores how the lies we inherit shape who we become…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57431825580406,"sku":"9781835744024","price":10.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_40307181.jpg?v=1773290304","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781835744024-emilion","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}