{"product_id":"from-a-clear-blue-sky-surviving-the-mountbatten-bomb","title":"From a Clear Blue Sky Surviving the Mountbatten Bomb","description":"\u003cp\u003eA powerful survivor's account of the IRA bomb\u003cbr\u003e\n that killed the author's 14-year-old twin brother, his grandparents and\u003cbr\u003e\n a family friend, published on the 30th anniversary of the atrocity. \u003cbr\u003e\nWinner of the 2011 Christopher Ewart-Biggs Literary Award, and nominated for the 2009-2010 PEN\/JR Ackerley prize.On\u003cbr\u003e\n the August bank holiday weekend in 1979, 14-year-old Timothy Knatchbull\u003cbr\u003e\n went out on a boat trip off the shore of Mullaghmore in County Sligo, \u003cbr\u003e\nIreland. It was a trip that would cost four lives - and change his own \u003cbr\u003e\nfor ever.The IRA bomb that exploded in their boat \u003cbr\u003e\nkilled Knatchbull's grandfather Lord Mountbatten, his grandmother Lady \u003cbr\u003e\nBrabourne, his twin brother Nicholas, and local teenager Paul Maxwell. \u003cbr\u003e\nIn telling this story for the first time, Knatchbull is not only \u003cbr\u003e\nrevisiting the terrible events he and his family lived through, but also\u003cbr\u003e\n writing an intensely personal account of human triumph over tragedy. For\u003cbr\u003e\n thirty years, Knatchbull has lived with the echoes of that day: the \u003cbr\u003e\ndeath of the twin from whom he had been inseparable; the loss of his \u003cbr\u003e\nadored grandparents, whose funerals along with his twin's he and his \u003cbr\u003e\nparents were too injured to attend; the recovery from physical wounds; \u003cbr\u003e\nand the emotional legacy that proved harder to endure.In From A Clear Blue Sky\u003cbr\u003e\n Timothy Knatchbull delves into his past, present and future, and \u003cbr\u003e\nreveals a story of courage and fortitude as he, his family, and their \u003cbr\u003e\nEnglish and Irish friends dealt with the shocking assassinations and \u003cbr\u003e\ntheir aftermath. Taking place in Ireland at the height of the Troubles, \u003cbr\u003e\nit gives a compelling insight into that period of Irish history. But \u003cbr\u003e\nmore importantly it brings home  that although tragedy can strike at any\u003cbr\u003e\n moment, the human spirit is able to recover and evolve over time. This\u003cbr\u003e\n book about truth and reconciliation, unflinching in its detail, asks \u003cbr\u003e\nsearching questions about why human beings inflict misery on others, and\u003cbr\u003e\n holds lessons about how we can learn to forgive, to heal and to move \u003cbr\u003e\non. It will resonate with readers the world over.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Timothy Knatchbull","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44267072880700,"sku":"9780091931469","price":700.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/7706\/7836\/files\/blue.jpg?v=1776843184","url":"https:\/\/libertybooksstore.myshopify.com\/products\/from-a-clear-blue-sky-surviving-the-mountbatten-bomb","provider":"LibertyBooksStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}