{"product_id":"9780864926869","title":"Almost a Great Escape: A Found Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the W.O. Mitchell Award, the Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Non-Fiction, and the Alberta Readers' Choice Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing his mother's death in 2004, Tyler Trafford discovers an album of old letters and creased photographs that reveal a mother he never knew, a man he's never heard of, and a love affair doomed by class and circumstance. The letters are from Jens Müller, a Norwegian pilot who trained in Canada during the early days of World War II, one of only three prisoners who would make it home after The Great Escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAlmost a Great Escape\u003c\/i\u003e, Trafford takes us on a journey of emotional discovery and dramatic disclosure as he reconstructs his mother's life, from her youth as a wealthy Montreal debutante to her final days as a broken but unbent casualty of a loveless marriage. His search for answers takes him across Canada and then across the ocean to Norway, hoping to learn more about the mystery of this secret relationship. Written with a fluidity fueled by heart-wrenching honesty, Trafford's unconventional memoir confirms that while you can survive your past, you can never escape from it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlmost a Great Escape\u003c\/i\u003e includes photographs as well as excerpts and reproductions of telegrams and letters Jens sent from England and Stalag Luft III.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goose Lane Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022234403056,"sku":"9780864926869","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780864926869_p0.jpg?v=1763831820","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780864926869","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}