{"product_id":"how-to-build-a-boat","title":"How to Build a Boat","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA deeply moving novel about a boy and his dream, from the prize-winning author of \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs You Were\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJamie O'Neill loves the colour red. He also loves tall trees, patterns, rain that comes with wind, the curvature of many objects, books with dust jackets, cats, rivers and Edgar Allan Poe. At age 13 there are two things he especially wants in life: to build a Perpetual Motion Machine, and to connect with his mother Noelle, who died when he was born.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e In his mind these things are intimately linked. And at his new school, where all else is disorientating and overwhelming, he finds two people who might just be able to help him.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow to Build a Boat\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of how one boy and his mission transforms the lives of his teachers, Tess and Tadhg, and brings together a community. Written with tenderness and verve, it's about love, family and connection, the power of imagination, and how our greatest adventures never happen alone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1rem; color: #1f2124; font-family: -apple-system,'system-ui','San Francisco','Segoe UI',Roboto,'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eFormat: Paperback \u003cbr\u003ePublished: UK, 2023\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Random House\u003cbr\u003eLanguages: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 298\u003cbr\u003eISBN 13: 9781787303461\u003cbr\u003eISBN 10: 1787303462\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elaine Feeney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44680265629962,"sku":"","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/files\/9781787303461.jpg?v=1693569273","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/how-to-build-a-boat","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}