{"product_id":"9781846689604","title":"Washington Black","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Edugyan, Esi, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 04\/04\/2019,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 432 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Serpent's Tail,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Profile Books Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781846689604\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eWhen two English brothers take the helm of a Barbados sugar plantation, Washington Black - an eleven-year-old field slave - finds himself selected as personal servant to one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe eccentric Christopher 'Titch' Wilde is a naturalist, explorer, scientist, inventor and abolitionist, whose single-minded pursuit of the perfect aerial machine mystifies all around him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTitch's idealistic plans are soon shattered and Washington finds himself in mortal danger. They escape together, but then Titch disappears and Washington must make his way alone, following the promise of freedom further than he ever dreamed possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by a true story, Washington Black is an extraordinary tale of a world destroyed and made whole again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE GILLER PRIZE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFINALIST FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL AND THE ROGERS WRITERS TRUST FICTION PRIZE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35023070101657,"sku":"9781846689604","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781846689604_1a4c66e9-b306-4846-afb4-dd50a00b033a.jpg?v=1601406914","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781846689604","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}