{"product_id":"by-george-z14","title":"By George [2009] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy George is the utterly original story of a flawed but formidable family - and of two very different boys. One is an eleven-year-old schoolboy, the other a ventriloquist's dummy. With no voice of his own but plenty to say, the dummy tells his life story; from his humble beginnings in the 1930s to his rise in fame as force's favourite during the war and the horrible secret he's been made to keep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears later, his self-possessed but vulnerable namesake finds himself packed off to boarding school, far from his mother Frankie, dynamic actress and Principal Boy; his grandma Queenie, children's party entertainer extraordinaire; and his bed-ridden but redoubtable great-grandmother. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the dummy lies dusty, silent and forgotten, his young counterpart sets out to learn about his dead grandfather's past as a world-famous ventriloquist, his magical powers and their family's curious history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stace, Wesley","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44211252363554,"sku":"9780099516156","price":1.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/stace-wesley-by-george-2009-paperback-9780099516156-58329461588307.jpg?v=1727643001","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/by-george-z14","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}