{"product_id":"break-in-the-sun","title":"Break in the Sun","description":"\"Bernard Ashley's great gift is to turn what seems to be low-key realism into something much stronger and more resonant. It has something to do with empathy, compassion, an undimmed thirst for decency and justice.\"- Philip Pullman, author of His Dark MaterialsBreak in the Sun tells the story of Patsy, a young girl who runs away to Margate from Deptford, fleeing her abusive stepfather. It is a remarkably sensitive portrayal of growing up in tough circumstances, with the heroine portrayed not as a victim but as a survivor. First published in 1980, this book was instantly praised for its realistic portrayal of working-class children, and the following year it was serialised for the BBC as a gritty and rather controversial children's drama. The book and its adaptation are now regarded as standout pieces of children’s drama from the 1980s (director Roger Singleton-Turner would later work on the kids' TV series Grange Hill).","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57503618761077,"sku":"9781068661372","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781068661372.jpg?v=1786867327","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/break-in-the-sun","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}