{"product_id":"9781913332013","title":"Dead Reckoning by Lawrence Battersby","description":"Known for \"engrossing\" fiction with \"deftly portrayed characters,\"* (KIRKUS) the author spins an intriguing story and readers may find their worldview turned inside out. The drama turns on the travails of three couples who meet in pre-war London and friendships are forged. But when war arrives, everyone is imprisoned in some fashion: Edgar is requisitioned along with his ship. He and Lily struggle to reconcile their pacifism with their role in their Government's treatment of foreign residents and refugees; Fortunato \u0026amp; Florence are caught between a love of Italy and visceral incompatibility with its fascist State and a life-changing decision has to be made; G?nther (now captain of a U-boat) and Ingeborg must consider if their silence has become complicity in the Nazi regime's objectives. Who is really \"free\" to decide their destiny? Can any friendship last when war calls?\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56309104083317,"sku":"9781913332013","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781913332013.jpg?v=1762810458","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781913332013","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}