{"product_id":"the-days-of-captain-brett","title":"The Days of Captain Brett","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the award-winning artist and storyteller Blexbolex, a riveting adventure story in which a young boy visiting his distant uncle due to trouble at home suddenly finds himself involved with the infamous Captain Brett in a world not bound by time or the rules of reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelve-year-old Hieronymus is entrusted by his parents to the care of a whimsical, absent-minded uncle for the summer. Driven by both boredom and fascination to explore the unfamiliar city, he eventually loses his way and is taken prisoner by a crew of outlaw pirates! Now captive on a boat, he is dragged into a chase with the river police much against his will, after which he is brought to the pirates' underground hideout. Though he is able to escape at a moment of chaos, it is just when Hieronymus thinks that he's safe and sound again that he falls right back into the clutches of the mysterious and formidable Captain Brett. A story of childhood adventure in which the space for wildness still exists, \u003ci\u003eThe Days of Captain Brett \u003c\/i\u003emight also be seen as a contemplation on the gains and losses of growing up.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57524766409077,"sku":"9781592705108","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/the-days-of-captain-brett","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}