{"product_id":"baxters-requiem-tpb-w9","title":"Matthew Crow: Baxter's Requiem [2018] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The fact that this novel is so witty is incidental to how good it is - it has characters you care about deeply and a heart as big as a cathedral' Miles Jupp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLet me tell you a story, about a man I knew, and a man I know...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr Baxter is ninety-four years old when he falls down his staircase and grudgingly finds himself resident at Melrose Gardens Retirement Home. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBaxter is many things - raconteur, retired music teacher, rabble-rouser, \u003ci\u003ebon viveur\u003c\/i\u003e - but 'good patient' he is not. He had every intention of living his twilight years with wine, music and revelry; not tea, telly and Tramadol. Indeed, Melrose Gardens is his worst nightmare - until he meets Gregory. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt only nineteen years of age, Greg has suffered a loss so heavy that he is in danger of giving up on life before he even gets going. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetermined to save the boy, Baxter decides to enlist his help on a mission to pay tribute to his long-lost love, Thomas: the man with whom he found true happiness; the man he waved off to fight in a senseless war; the man who never returned. The best man he ever knew.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith Gregory in tow Baxter sets out on a spirited escape from Melrose, bound for the war graves of Northern France. As Baxter shares his memories, the boy starts to see that life need not be a matter of mere endurance; that the world is huge and beautiful; that kindness is strength; and that the only way to honour the dead, is to \u003ci\u003elive\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaxter's Requiem\u003c\/i\u003e is a glorious celebration of life, love and seizing every last second we have while we're here.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crow, Matthew","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":42324025770169,"sku":"9781472153326","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/products\/crow-matthew-baxters-requiem-tpb-w9-9781472153326-32642502525113.jpg?v=1655842506","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/baxters-requiem-tpb-w9","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}