{"product_id":"9780099529989","title":"Trustee from the Toolroom","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Shute, Nevil\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic fiction (pre c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 3 September 2009 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage Classics) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 131 x 19 | 216g\u003cp\u003e**AS SEEN ON BBC TWO'S BETWEEN THE COVERS**‘An incredible adventure story…a book that will live with you forever’ Richard Osman (on BBC Two’s Between the Covers).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover a classic adventure from the author of A Town Like Alice and On the Beach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeith Stewart is an ordinary man. However, one day he is called upon to undertake an extraordinary task.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen his sister's boat is wrecked in the Pacific, he becomes trustee for his little niece. In order to save her from destitution he has to embark on a 2,000 mile voyage in a small yacht in inhospitable waters. His adventures and the colourful characters he meets on his journey make this book a marvellous tale of courage and friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Something about this author's calm, deliberate style creates unexpected excitement... we are warmed by the justice and sheer pleasure of it' Independent\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shute, Nevil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51647147966648,"sku":"9780099529989","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9780099529989.jpg?v=1754998685","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9780099529989","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}