{"product_id":"the-book-of-guilt-hardcover","title":"The Book of Guilt - Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eAmazon Editors' Best Books of 2025 \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Fiction Books of 2025 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003ePet\u003c\/i\u003e, in an alternate world where nobody won WWII, three brothers are the only boys left in an orphanage whose dark secret is the reason for their existence--and the key to their survival. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Grand and devastating ... brims with vitality--and soul.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After a very different outcome to WWII than the one history recorded, 1979 England is a country ruled by a government whose aims have sinister underpinnings and alliances. In the Hampshire countryside, thirteen-year-old triplets Vincent, Lawrence and William are the last remaining residents at the Captain Scott Home for Boys, where every day they must take medicine to protect themselves from a mysterious illness to which many of their friends have succumbed. The lucky ones who recover are allowed to move to Margate, a seaside resort of mythical proportions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In nearby Exeter, thirteen-year-old Nancy lives a secluded life with her parents, who dote on her but never let her leave the house. As the triplets' lives begin to intersect with Nancy's, bringing to light a horrifying truth about their origins and their likely fate, the children must unite to escape--and survive.","brand":"Cardinal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46583535304860,"sku":"9781538774076","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/7616\/7324\/files\/9781538774076.jpg?v=1774475578","url":"https:\/\/bronzeandbrass.store\/products\/the-book-of-guilt-hardcover","provider":"Bronze \u0026 Brass","version":"1.0","type":"link"}