{"product_id":"9781049236124","title":"The Boy in the Barrel","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW45175223 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW45175223 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-ZA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW45175223 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW45175223 BCX8\"\u003eA lost boy. A fractured family. A continent that will test them all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW45175223 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW45175223 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW45175223 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-ZA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW45175223 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW45175223 BCX8\"\u003eVilna, 1889.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW45175223 BCX8\"\u003eEight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW45175223 BCX8\"\u003e-year-old Izzy Lieberman leaves his snow-covered homeland with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW45175223 BCX8\"\u003eonly his father\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW45175223 BCX8\"\u003e, escaping the pogroms and bound for a new life at the edge of the world - Cape Town, South Africa. But amid the chaos of the port, as tensions rise in the days before the Anglo-Boer War, Izzy’s father vanishes. In the confusion, Izzy is left behind - forgotten, frightened, and convinced he has been\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW45175223 BCX8\"\u003efarfolen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW45175223 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- thrown away.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW45175223 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW45175223 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW45175223 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-ZA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW45175223 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW45175223 BCX8\"\u003eAlone on the harsh streets of Cape Town, Izzy learns to survive among the city’s homeless boys who become his only family. Years later, drawn north to the diamond diggings of Kimberley, he toils under the blazing African sun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW45175223 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith them\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW45175223 BCX8\"\u003e, unearthing both fortune and sorrow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW45175223 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW45175223 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW45175223 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-ZA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW45175223 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW45175223 BCX8\"\u003eEleven years after his disappearance, the once-abandoned boy arrives in Johannesburg a man - scarred by hardship, hardened by survival - and comes face-to-face with the family he thought he had lost forever\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW45175223 BCX8\"\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW45175223 BCX8\"\u003eAnd as Izzy stands on the threshold of a new life, he finally understands that even those who are lost can find their way home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW45175223 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW45175223 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW45175223 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-ZA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW239421350 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW239421350 BCX8\"\u003eThe Boy in the Barrel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-ZA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW239421350 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW239421350 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a sweeping historical journey from Eastern Europe to the raw, restless soul of Africa - a story of survival, forgiveness, and the unbreakable bonds of family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Eric Lieberman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53433245925694,"sku":"9781049236124","price":325.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/files\/9781049236124.jpg?v=1778055311","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9781049236124","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}