{"product_id":"ladysmith-9780375708374","title":"Ladysmith","description":"From the author of the Whitbread Award--winning \u003cb\u003eThe Last King of Scotland\u003c\/b\u003e, comes a spellbinding tale of a town under siege in colonial Africa and a young woman who finds love and freedom in the midst of a devastating war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe year is 1899, and the South African town of Ladysmith is surrounded by Boer forces. For four long months bread is thickened with laundry starch and soldier's horses are killed for meat; daily bombings destroy homes and businesses, forcing the town's inhabitants into tunnels and makeshift shelters; and soldiers and townspeople alike are hideously wounded by flying shrapnel. As the world she knows collapses around her, Bella Kiernan finds the courage to escape from convention, to rebel against the political forces that threaten her homeland and to pursue her life's greatest romance.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eLadysmith\u003c\/b\u003e is a magnificent love story, a vivid portrait of war, and clear confirmation of Giles Foden's standing as a formidably talented novelist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375708374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.68d","brand":"Giles Foden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40493532676277,"sku":"9780375708374","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6e9d0009-1dca-4ccf-a86c-80b2be01460e.jpg?v=1626155344","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ladysmith-9780375708374","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}