{"product_id":"9781039057944","title":"The Book of Guilt","description":"\u003cb\u003eA BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom acclaimed writer Catherine Chidgey comes a major new novel set in a sinisterly skewed version of England in 1979, reminiscent of Kazuo Ishiguro's \u003ci\u003eNever Let Me Go \u003c\/i\u003eand Martin Amis's \u003ci\u003eThe Zone of Interest.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Chilling . . . This novel's shocking plot turns will make you gasp.\" —\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping UK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a very different outcome to WWII than the one history recorded, 1979 England is a country ruled by a government whose aims have sinister underpinnings and alliances. In the Hampshire countryside, 13-year-old triplets Vincent, Lawrence and William are the last remaining residents at the Captain Scott Home for Boys, where every day they must take medicine to protect themselves from a mysterious illness to which many of their friends have succumbed. The lucky ones who recover are allowed to move to Margate, a seaside resort of mythical proportions.\u003cbr\u003e     In nearby Exeter, 13-year-old Nancy lives a secluded life with her parents, who dote on her but never let her leave the house. As the triplets’ lives begin to intersect with Nancy’s, bringing to light a horrifying truth about their origins and their likely fate, the children must unite to escape – and survive.","brand":"Catherine Chidgey","offers":[{"title":"Knopf Canada |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2025-09-16","offer_id":46914709029119,"sku":"9781039057944","price":26.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/9781039057944.jpg?v=1757443081","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781039057944","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}