{"product_id":"how-to-be-brave-9781910633199","title":"How to Be Brave","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Louise Beech\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Orenda Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Orenda Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mother battles to save her child's life by recounting an extraordinary true story of a sailor's fight for survival at sea during the Second World War ... a beautiful, poignant debut celebrating the power of words, and what it really means to be brave. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ***Longlisted for the Not the Booker Prize*** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'It's a gentle book, full of emotion and it's similar in tone to The Book Thief, a book that Rose reads with a torch under the bedclothes' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Louise Beech masterfully envelops us in two worlds separated by time yet linked by fierce family devotion, bravery and the triumph of human spirit. Wonderful' \u003cb\u003eAmanda Jennings\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ______________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll the stories died that morning ... until we found the one we'd always known.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When nine-year-old Rose is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, Natalie must use her imagination to keep her daughter alive. They begin dreaming about and seeing a man in a brown suit who feels hauntingly familiar, a man who has something for them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through the magic of storytelling, Natalie and Rose are transported to the Atlantic Ocean in 1943, to a lifeboat, where an ancestor survived for fifty days before being rescued. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Poignant, beautifully written and tenderly told, \u003ci\u003eHow To Be Brave\u003c\/i\u003e weaves together the contemporary story of a mother battling to save her child's life with an extraordinary true account of bravery and a fight for survival in the Second World War. A simply unforgettable debut that celebrates the power of words, the redemptive energy of a mother's love ... and what it really means to be brave. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ______________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'An amazing story of hope and survival ... a love letter to the power of books and stories' \u003cb\u003eNick Quantrill\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Two family stories of loss and redemption intertwine in a painfully beautiful narrative. This book grabbed me right around my heart and didn't let go' \u003cb\u003eCassandra Parkin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Louise Beech is a natural born storyteller and this is a wonderful story' \u003cb\u003eRuss Litten\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Beautifully written, intelligent and moving, this book will stay with you long after you reach the end' \u003cb\u003eRuth Dugdall\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Orenda Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45033980166295,"sku":"9781910633199","price":814.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781910633199.webp?v=1769210060","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/how-to-be-brave-9781910633199","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}