{"product_id":"flamingo-boy","title":"Flamingo Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSIGNED ON THE HALF TITLE PAGE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eONE COPY PER CUSTOMER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA stunning new classic from master storyteller Michael Morpurgo for readers of 9+, in the vein of PRIVATE PEACEFUL and THE BUTTERFLY LION\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is a landmark new novel from the nations favourite storyteller, set in the unique landscape of the Camargue in the South of France during WW2. There, a young autistic boy lives on his parents farm among the salt flats, and the flamingos that live there. There are lots of things he doesnt understand: but he does know how to heal animals. He loves routine, and music too: and every week he goes to market with his mother, to ride his special horse on the town carousel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut then the Germans come, with their guns, and take the town. A soldier shoots a flamingo from the sky, and it falls to earth terribly injured. And even worse is to come: the carousel is damaged, the horses broken. For this vulnerable boy, everything is falling apart.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnly theres a kind sergeant among the Germans  a man with a young boy of his own at home, a man who trained as a carpenter. Between them, perhaps boy and man can mend what has been broken  and maybe even the whole town\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47263955976486,"sku":"flamingo-boy","price":44.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/6df9b1df-c2b2-4045-bf6c-d02b50c68f9a.jpg?v=1701089476","url":"https:\/\/goldsborobooks.pro\/products\/flamingo-boy","provider":"Goldsboro Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}