{"product_id":"9780618800353","title":"Kipling's Choice","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eSpillebeen, Geert\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClarion Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6\/4\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a young man, Rudyard Kipling was devastated when his military application was rejected because of poor eyesight. Although Rudyard would go on to win England’s highest accolades, he never got over this lost opportunity to serve his country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen World War I broke out, John, like his father before him, wanted to fight for his country. When his military application was threatened for the same reason as his father’s—poor eyesight—Rudyard took matters into his own hands. Determined not to let history repeat itself, the elder Kipling applied all his influence to get his son a commission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe teenager who had lived his life in comfort and whose greatest concern had been pleasing his father now faced a much greater challenge—staying alive in his first battle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeert Spillebeen’s moving fictionalized account follows the true story of John Kipling, a young man whose desire to live up to the family name threatens his very survival. It also draws attention to the senseless suffering and loss of life in this and every war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when a father’s ambition and a son’s duty collide on the battlefields of World War I?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBased on a True Story:\u003c\/b\u003e Meticulously researched, this novel brings to life the heartbreaking history of John Kipling, the only son of the world-famous author.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eComing of Age in Wartime:\u003c\/b\u003e Follow a sheltered teenager who, desperate to please his father, is thrust from a life of comfort into the brutal reality of the trenches.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Weight of a Legacy:\u003c\/b\u003e Explore the complicated relationship between a celebrated father haunted by his own perceived failures and a son determined to live up to the family name.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Battle of Loos:\u003c\/b\u003e Experience the visceral, minute-by-minute account of a young lieutenant’s first—and last—day in one of World War I’s most devastating battles.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43363458744575,"sku":"9780618800353","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780618800353_s600x595.jpg?v=1780334165","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780618800353","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}