{"product_id":"valentino-mckelvie-9781999352905","title":"Valentino McKelvie","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Michael O'Kane\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Maurice Sweeney\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Maurice Sweeney\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Historical - 20th Century - World War II \u0026amp; Holocaust\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe village of Sperrin in Ireland during the Second World War sees the lives of six people become inextricably intertwined, with far-reaching consequences for each of them: \u003cbr\u003e -- Valentino McKelvie, whose loss of sight does not hinder his perpetual search for sexual liaisons.\u003cbr\u003e -- Emma Johnston, a young English woman exiled to Sperrin because of a family scandal.\u003cbr\u003e -- Sir Kenneth Montgomery, the local magnate and owner of the town's linen mill, now given over to making parachutes for the war.\u003cbr\u003e -- Eleanor Montgomery, Sir Kenneth's wife, who leads a lonely life in the big house at Mill Brae, grieving over her inability to have children.\u003cbr\u003e -- Kryzsztof Walenski, a young Polish man sent by his father to Ireland to avoid the war.\u003cbr\u003e -- Kate Reilly, Sir Kenneth's secretary.\u003cbr\u003e In telling this fascinating story of passion and deception, Michael O'Kane demonstrates a remarkable talent for bringing his characters to life as well as an ability to create an evocative picture of time and place.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maurice Sweeney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45165322535063,"sku":"9781999352905","price":1106.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781999352905.webp?v=1767105097","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/valentino-mckelvie-9781999352905","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}