{"product_id":"9780099543589","title":"From a Clear Blue Sky","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Knatchbull, Timothy, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 05\/08\/2010,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 432 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.),\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Arrow Books Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Cornerstone,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Memoirs\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780099543589\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Christopher Ewart-Biggs Literary Award, and nominated for the PEN\/JR Ackerley prize. The powerful memoir of a Mullaghmore bombing survivor, as dramatised in THE CROWN.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the August bank holiday weekend in 1979, 14-year-old Timothy Knatchbull went on a boat trip off the shore of Mullaghmore in County Sligo, Ireland, with many members of his family. By noon, an IRA bomb had destroyed the boat, leaving four dead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author survived, but his grandparents, a family friend, and his 14-year-old twin brother did not. Lord Mountbatten, his grandfather - and uncle to the Duke of Edinburgh - was the target, and became one of the IRA's most high-profile assassinations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn telling this story for the first time, Knatchbull is not only revisiting the terrible events he and his family lived through, but also writing an intensely personal account of human triumph over tragedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is a story of recovery, not just from physical wounds but deep emotional trauma. Knatchbull and his parents were too badly injured to attend the funerals of those killed, and over the years closure has been elusive. Taking place in Ireland at the height of the Troubles, it gives a compelling insight into that period of Irish history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut more importantly it brings home that although tragedy can strike at any moment, the human spirit is able to forgive, to heal and to move on. It will resonate with readers the world over.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36228148428953,"sku":"9780099543589","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780099543589.jpg?v=1600531029","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780099543589","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}