{"product_id":"the-cast-iron-shore-9781844086481","title":"The Cast Iron Shore","description":"\u003cp\u003e* Virago are reissuing this wonderful first novel by Man Booker-shortlisted author Linda Grant This is a capacious and wide-ranging book, not just about individuals but about the history they move through. Whether the scene is Liverpool in the Blitz, a potato-chip factory in the prairies or a seedy hotel room in Hanoi, the writing is immediate . . . Grant approaches each character with insight and a tart sympathy' Hilary Mantel, Literary ReviewSybil Ross has been brought up by her Jewish furrier father and style-obsessed mother as an empty-headed fashion plate. But on the worst night of Liverpool's blitz she uncovers a secret that leaves her disorientated. When the war is over, Sybil embarks on a voyage that leads her to the very edge of America, and to a final choice. THE CAST IRON SHORE is a beautuful evocation of one woman's journey from the 1930s to the 1990s, combining the personal and political in an outstanding first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42978426585254,"sku":"9781844086481","price":17.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0443\/8471\/4918\/products\/9781844086481_1.jpg?v=1656107451","url":"https:\/\/bookxcess.myshopify.com\/products\/the-cast-iron-shore-9781844086481","provider":"Staging Site ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}