{"product_id":"9781407096285","title":"Dover Beach","description":"\u003cp\u003eSummer 1940. The evacuation of Dunkirk proves that the British can rise to a challenge, even against seemingly insurmountable odds. But now the soldiers walk the streets of Dover, even wandering through Woolworths store, and take weary turns on the town's skating rink.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife, despite the threat of invasion and the reality of bombing, must go on and people must take comfort where they find it. Toby Hendry, a fighter pilot, is awaiting orders when he meets Giselle, a young Frenchwoman who took the chance to flee occupied France with the English troops. Their love affair feels like a summer idyll, but can it withstand the forces of war?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, reserve naval commander Paul Instow has been called up to fight in a war for which he feels too old. Distracting him from his worries is Molly, a young Dover prostitute. Their relationship is tender and happy, but is this a love born from desperation or could it be something more permanent?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd then there are Harold, Spots and Boot, three boys desperate to fight the German invaders, armed only with catapults and a stolen Bren gun...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDover Beach\u003c\/i\u003e Thomas chronicles the lives and loves of ordinary people in besiged Britain during these tense, but curiously elated days.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47138088091888,"sku":"9781407096285","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781407096285_p0.jpg?v=1763718069","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781407096285","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}