{"title":"Henry Green","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHenry Green\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts narratives steeped in the nuances of early 20th-century life, offering a distinct blend of subtle humour and sharp social observation. His works often explore the complexities of human relationships against rich historical backdrops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect \u003cem\u003eHistorical Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e that is both reflective and evocative, capturing the rhythms of ordinary lives with an understated yet powerful prose style. Titles like \u003cem\u003eCaught\u003c\/em\u003e invite a thoughtful exploration of character and context.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"caught-by-henry-green-9781860468315","title":"Caught","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the war breaks out, Rose, a well-to-do widower with a young son, Christopher, volunteers for the Auxiliary Fire Service in London, and is trained under a professional fire officer, Pye. The two men discover that a quite different link already exists between them: it was Pye's strange, disturbed sister who once upon a time abducted Christopher and kept him in her room until Pye rescued the terrified child.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the apocalyptic atmosphere of the Blitz, the relationship between the two men develops as each of them grapples with his own troubled emotional attachments, the one to his dead wife, the other to his unhappy sister. Inevitably, matters come to a head when history shows signs of repeating itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe subtle handling of relationships, the brilliance of the dialogue and description—including one of the best accounts ever written of London under the Blitz—established \u003cem\u003eCaught\u003c\/em\u003e as one of Henry Green's most powerful novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48228601921772,"sku":"9781860468315","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781860468315-caught-1.jpg?v=1787606448"},{"product_id":"loving-by-henry-green-9780099285090","title":"Loving","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of his most admired works, \u003cem\u003eLoving\u003c\/em\u003e describes life above and below stairs in an Irish country house during the Second World War. In the absence of their employers, the Tennants, the servants enact their own battles and conflict amid rumours about the war in Europe; invading one another's provinces of authority to create an anarchic environment of self-seeking behaviour, pilfering, gossip, and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48228602347756,"sku":"9780099285090","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780099285090-loving-1.jpg?v=1787606505"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/henry-green.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}