{"product_id":"ghosts-of-rome-acclaimed-wartime-thriller-rome-escape-line-2-joseph-oconnor-pb","title":"Ghosts of Rome Acclaimed Wartime Thriller -  Rome Escape Line Joseph O'Connor","description":"\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: \" amazon ember arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\" font-weight:=\"\"\u003eWINNER OF IRISH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e'As thrilling, beautiful and sensational a novel as you'll read this year or any year' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: \" amazon ember arial sans-serif italic font-size:=\"\" font-weight:=\"\" font-style:=\"\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: \" amazon ember arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\" font-weight:=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eFebruary 1944. 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