{"product_id":"pied-pipe","title":"Pied Pipe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shute, Nevil\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 19-10-2009\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Number:\u003c\/b\u003e 368212\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Product Description\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nNevil Shute’s classic Second World War novel is an uplifting, satisfying and moving story.John Howard is determined to brighten up his old age by taking a fishing trip to France. However, during his stay the Nazis invade and he is forced to try to escape back to England with the two small children of some friends who must stay behind to help the Allied war effort. As the conflict grows closer, the roads become impassable and Howard also comes across five more children who need his help. He ends up leading this motley group of youngsters through the French countryside, constantly beset by danger yet heroically protecting his charges.WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JOHN BOYNE'A very good writer...simple, elegant and readable...a fantastic story' Jonathan Coe\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nReview\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nMr Shute not only writes vividly and excitingly of occupied France, but with a delightful understanding of children ―\u003cbr\u003e\nSunday Times\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA small masterpiece...a book about frail but indomitable old age, simple kindness, childhood, and courage in dark confusing danger. It is not sentimental but prosaic and suspenseful on every page...it conjures up the country of the 1940's, and gently acclaims the value of ordinary decency in wicked times -- Libby Purves\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA brilliantly descriptive writer, a master of suspense -- David Holloway\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nExhibits his talents at their provocative best ―\u003cbr\u003e\nNew York Times\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThat shattering, unaffected, literary style of his is wholly deceptive...is, in fact, masterly -- H.E. Bates\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nNevil Shute was born on 17 January 1899 in Ealing, London. After attending the Dragon School and Shrewsbury School, he studied Engineering Science at Balliol College, Oxford. He worked as an aeronautical engineer and published his first novel,\u003cbr\u003e\nMarazan, in 1926. In 1931 he married Frances Mary Heaton and they went on to have two daughters. During the Second World War he joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve where he worked on developing secret weapons. After the war he continued to write and settled in Australia where he lived until his death on 12 January 1960. His most celebrated novels include\u003cbr\u003e\nPied Piper (1942),\u003cbr\u003e\nNo Highway (1948),\u003cbr\u003e\nA Town Like Alice (1950) and\u003cbr\u003e\nOn the Beach (1957).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nJohn Boyne is the author of thirteen novels for adults, six for younger readers and a collection of short stories. His 2006 novel\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Boy in the Striped Pyjamas has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide and has been adapted for cinema, theatre, ballet and opera. His many international bestsellers include\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Heart's Invisible Furies and\u003cbr\u003e\nA Ladder to the Sky. He has won three Irish Book Awards, along with a host of other international literary prizes. His novels are published in over fifty languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 0000099530228\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.8 x 5.1 x 1.0 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49099075387696,"sku":"Prakash_9780099530220","price":559.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/vintage-classics-book-default-title-pied-pipe-38822068224304.jpg?v=1753012814","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/pied-pipe","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}