{"product_id":"the-shock-of-the-light-prem1er-edition-flawed-1","title":"The Shock of the Light - PREM1ER Edition (Flawed)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note that ordering this book means you accept that there is a slight production mark to the title page which is present on all copies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'A powerful story, beautifully told' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eM.L. STEDMAN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Truly compelling' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWILLIAM BOYD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Exquisitely written and deeply human’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCHRIS CLEAVE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Far-reaching, but also intimate and intensely personal' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFLORENCE KNAPP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Alluring in its twists and turns’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSONIA PURNELL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA dazzling literary achievement that brings to life the shattering emotional impact of World War Two on ordinary people\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCambridge, 1942\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwins Tessa and Theo had always shared everything – until the summer Tessa spent studying in France. She hasn’t been the same since. But before Theo can find out why, he is recruited by the RAF and disappears into the skies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetermined to carve her own path, Tessa joins the clandestine Special Operations Executive, slipping into the shadows of occupied France. It will be dangerous work, but France is the home of her greatest love – and her darkest secret. Tessa has many reasons for wanting to return.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo years later, only one of them comes home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA dazzling literary achievement that brings to life the shattering emotional impact of World War Two on ordinary people, THE SHOCK OF THE LIGHT is as exhilarating as it is heartbreaking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'This novel floored me. It is a rare thing and close to perfect… I urge you to pick up this book and read it!' ELIZABETH MACNEAL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'An astonishing page-turner that left me breathless… An essential addition to the wartime literature canon' HOLLY DAWSON\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A beautiful, clever debut, heart-wrenching and totally immersive… the very best example of historical fiction' CESCA MAJOR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Spine-chilling and beautifully rendered… drew me in from the start' GEORGIA HUNTER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56759318806901,"sku":"DE8-C89-BE2","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/ed1ae7da-a67e-4a42-b2b5-6f34409cc9e3.jpg?v=1771429776","url":"https:\/\/goldsborobooks.com\/products\/the-shock-of-the-light-prem1er-edition-flawed-1","provider":"Goldsboro Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}