{"product_id":"9781466853997","title":"Islands of Silence: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIslands of Silence\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the young Alec Marquand, who in the summer of 1914 has just graduated from college with a degree in archaeology. He has been hired by the lord of a remote country estate in the Scottish Highlands to survey the ancient Stone Age brochs that lie on his property. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce there Alec comes upon a small island which is called Eilean Tosdach--the Island of Silence.  What Alec discovers on that island changes him forever. And just as Alec makes his amazing find, he is shipped off to war . . . a war he does not want to fight, but one in which he ends up as a medic aboard a ship ready to storm the beaches of Gallipoli.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brilliantly crafted novel in the tradition of \u003ci\u003eAll's Quiet on the Western Front \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost Road, Islands of Silence\u003c\/i\u003e is a tour through one man's hell in search of a path for redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125785673968,"sku":"9781466853997","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466853997_p0.jpg?v=1769891520","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466853997","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}