{"product_id":"figures-in-a-landscape-paperback","title":"Figures in a Landscape - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarry England\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Masterful and beautifully written. Riveting and compellingly authentic. Grips you like a vice from the first page and never lets you go' Damien Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo men are on the run. They have four hundred miles to go across hostile territory. Soldiers on the ground track them day and night, a helicopter circles above, life becomes a second-by-second fight for survival. Each muscle movement, drop of sweat, glance and instinct matters. Every second counts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough long slogs across country, risky raids for supplies, moments of sheer panic, and under the intense pressure to survive, an unbreakable bond between two men is forged. This stunningly written, adrenaline-pumping novel is a little-known classic of its genre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE FIRST EVER BOOKER PRIZE IN 1969\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'England's prose has the tough, spare elegance of steel scaffolding... a brilliant achievement' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarry England was born in London in 1932 and educated at Downside. He served as a subaltern in the Far East in the early fifties, then worked as an actor before starting a successful career as a stage and television playwright. His best-known play, \u003ci\u003eConduct Unbecoming\u003c\/i\u003e, was a huge success in New York. England's first novel, \u003ci\u003e Figures in a Landscape\u003c\/i\u003e (1968), was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and made into a film by Joseph Losey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50331575615725,"sku":"9781784875992","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/q5P7Qt6T0V9781784875992.webp?v=1784958518","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/figures-in-a-landscape-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}