{"product_id":"9781921145971","title":"The Book of Fame","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn August 1905 a party of young men took ship for England. Among them: four farmers, two bootmakers, and a boatbuilder. They set out from Auckland, never dreaming they would conquer the world. They were bound for fame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eMister Pip\u003c\/i\u003e comes an utterly extraordinary novel about the New Zealand rugby team's 1905 tour of Europe. In this singular melding of history and imagination, Lloyd Jones has created a work of great beauty and purity—a journey from innocence to celebrity; a story of loss and return.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eLloyd Jones\u003c\/b\u003e was born in New Zealand in 1955. His best-selling novel \u003ci\u003eMister Pip\u003c\/i\u003e won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize in 2007 and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Jones is the author of a further twelve books, including the multi-award-winning \u003ci\u003eBook of Fame\u003c\/i\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47050554310896,"sku":"9781921145971","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781921145971_p0.jpg?v=1763631693","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781921145971","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}