{"product_id":"the-boy-in-the-field","title":"The Boy in the Field: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree siblings walk home one afternoon and find a badly injured boy in a field. Their decision to help saves a life, but it also sets each of them on a different, wrenching path as they move toward adulthood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatthew becomes consumed with finding the attacker; Zoe drifts through Oxford and encounters a striking outsider; Duncan, newly curious about his origins, seeks the mother who gave him up. All three must confront shifting loyalties, a strained parental marriage, and the moral complexities stirred by violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten with spare, restrained storytelling, the novel combines close psychological observation with moral ambiguity. It will appeal to readers who favour character-driven literary fiction and quiet, exacting prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThemes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIdentity \u0026amp; belonging\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFamily secrets and fracture\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMoral choice after violence\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eComing-of-age in a small town\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Just Great Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45025278296298,"sku":"CAD-16-Shelf-3-ST-4-19-49-360K-0.44lb","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/1735\/7290\/files\/81p7Gl_GJaL.jpg?v=1744487812","url":"https:\/\/justgreatbooks.org\/products\/the-boy-in-the-field","provider":"Just Great Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}