{"product_id":"eleven-days-9780307951038","title":"Eleven Days","description":"By: Lea Carpenter     \u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'SUPERB' - SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE, \u003ci\u003eLONDON EVENING STANDARD\u003c\/i\u003e BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2013\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'EXTRAORDINARY' - KEVIN POWERS, AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eTHE YELLOW BIRDS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'THINK \u003ci\u003eHOMELAND \u003c\/i\u003eIN FICTION FORM...' - \u003ci\u003eRED\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'AN EXTRAORDINARILY GIFTED WRITER' - MICHIKO KAKUTANI, \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEleven Days is, at its heart, the story of a mother and a son.\u003cbr\u003eIt begins in May 2011: Sara's son Jason has been missing for nine days in the aftermath of a special operations forces mission. Out of devotion to him, Sara has made herself knowledgeable about things military, but she knows nothing more about her son's disappearance than the press corps camped out in her driveway. \u003cbr\u003e  In a series of flashbacks we learn about Jason's absentee father - a man who died, according to \"insiders,\" helping to make the country safer - and Jason's decision to join the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis after 9\/11 and enter into the toughest military training in the world: for the U.S. Naval Special Warfare's Navy SEAL Teams.\u003cbr\u003e  Through letters Jason wrote his mother while training, we see him becoming a strong, compassionate leader. But his fate will be determined by events that fall outside the sphere of his training, and far outside the strong embrace of his mother's love.\u003cbr\u003e  As well as a touching picture of the bond between a mother and a son this is a unique look into the training, history and culture of one of the world's elite forces. Page-turning and haunting, this is an astonishing debut which questions the very nature of sacrifice and love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"US - Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":46079136530659,"sku":"DTRPRUS-9780307951038","price":102.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB - Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":48941441089763,"sku":"DTRHHUK-9781444776263","price":92.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/9780307951038.jpg?v=1741439697","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/zh\/products\/eleven-days-9780307951038","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}