{"product_id":"a-star-called-henry","title":"Roddy Doyle: A Star Called Henry [1999] hardback","description":"Born in the slums of Dublin in 1902, his father a one-legged whorehouse bouncer and settler of scores, Henry Smart has to grow up fast. By the time he can walk he's out robbing, begging, often cold, always hungry, but a prince of the streets. At fourteen, already six foot two, Henry's in the General Post Office on Easter Monday 1916, a soldier in the Irish citizen Army, fighting for freedom. A year later he's ready to die for Ireland again, a rebel, a Fenian and soon, a killer. With his father's wooden leg as his weapon. Henry becomes a publican legend - one of Michael Collins' boys, a cop, a killer, an assassin on a stollen bike. An historical novel like none before it. A Star Called Henry marks a new chapter in Roddy Doyle's writing. It is a vastly more ambitous book than any he has written before. A subersive look behind the legends of Irish republicanism, at its centre a passionate love story, this is a triumphant work of fiction.","brand":"Doyle, Roddy","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":47210945741139,"sku":"XG80224060578","price":8.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":53962247307603,"sku":"XV80224060578","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"New","offer_id":50752395182419,"sku":"9780224060578","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/doyle-roddy-roddy-doyle-a-star-called-henry-1999-hardback-1155123368.jpg?v=1781019295","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/a-star-called-henry","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}