{"title":"Michael Amherst","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-boyhood-of-cain","title":"The Boyhood of Cain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A powerful, searing tale.' André Aciman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'I read this book with my heart in my mouth and could not put it down.' Mary Costello\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Amherst has created a young protagonist of extraordinary depth and complexity.' Nathan Filer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A beautiful coming-of-age story.' Michael Magee\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDanny's family live in a large house close to the school where his father is headmaster. At school, his father's importance gives Danny certain privileges, but it also sets him apart from his classmates. When a new boy Philip, for whom everything seems easy, arrives, he surprises Danny by wanting to be friends. So when he and Philip are invited to work after school with inspiring, artistic teacher Mr. Miller, Danny believes he has found somewhere he can shine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil Danny's world tilts: his father loses his job, and their house. And then Danny finds himself shut out from Mr. Miller and Philip's world too. Desperate to make amends, he keeps trying to find a way back in, but will Danny's efforts send things spinning beyond everyone's control?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eReader's love\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe Boyhood of Cain\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Beautifully written study of childhood innocence into adolescence. Short but perfectly formed.'\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Emotional and very atmospheric.'\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'So evocative.'\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐'The book captures the delicate, almost ethereal atmosphere of English summers and schoolyard anxieties.'\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐'The insight into the mind of the boy is exceptional and the result is very moving.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54962071830901,"sku":"9780571387595","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/c02bc95e-fe62-439e-ba2b-ef121ce894da.jpg?v=1738260165"}],"url":"https:\/\/goldsborobooks.pro\/collections\/michael-amherst.oembed","provider":"Goldsboro Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}