{"product_id":"strange-island","title":"Strange Island","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, Ossian McGinn, a traumatised ex-soldier from the Korean war, retreats to a remote island and a monastic community off the Scottish coast to wrestle with God and his demons. Not far from the island is the American nuclear base of Holy Loch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in the form of letters to Ossian’s psychiatrically confined younger brother, his correspondences reveal a growing paranoia that is both personal and political. Ossian interweaves day-to-day life on the island with his musings on family, religion, and existence. Events on the island turn ever stranger as Ossian’s thoughts become increasingly troubled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA boy arrives and disappears. The brothers and sisters whisper in the corridors. A psychiatrist, who has problems of his own, comes to live amongst the faithful. His herbal brew gives rise to visions of a terrifying future that threaten to shatter Ossian’s sense of reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore Ossian can leave the island, he must confront his family trauma and come to terms with a new reality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57507651322229,"sku":"9781806346776","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/strange-island","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}