{"product_id":"the-all-true-adventures-and-rare-education-of-the-daredevil-daniel-bones-9780008282585","title":"The All True Adventures (and Rare Education) of the Daredevil Daniel Bones","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA gloriously moving and entertaining, picaresque debut novel, about a young man's sentimental education in late 19th-Century Europe; inspired by a real historical figure: 'Captain' Paul Boyton - the 'Fearless Frogman'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003e'\"But who among you might assist me on this adventure?\" the Captain shouts.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eAnd then the Captain's eyes fall on me, as was his plan all along, and he points me out, making sure just so's everyone can see.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003e\"What about you, sir?\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003e\"Me?\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003e\"A strong young man to journey with me across the wild continent, to support me in my life-saving work, and take the name of his village to the farthest corners of civilisation - and paid a wage, of course!\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003e\"Of course!\" everyone shouts.'\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe 1880s are drawing to a close, and 14(-maybe-15)-year-old Daniel Bones fears that the prospects for him and his younger brother Will may be dimming with the century.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFor the motherless sons of a drunken blacksmith, life on a barren spit of land reaching into the Essex estuary holds little promise. Until one evening, from out of the water, there emerges the astonishing figure of Captain Clarke B: cigar-smoking daredevil adventurer, charlatan, casanova and inventor of the world-famous life-saving inflatable suit.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAs the Captain embarks on his ramshackle promotional tour of Europe, Daniel is sucked into his wake, on an adventure that will carry him through the waterways of the continent, encountering Kings and Princesses, wealthy widows, irate husbands, anarchists, arms dealers and shadowy power-brokers. It's an education beyond Dan's wildest imaginings, across countries undergoing the convulsions of all kinds of revolution, and one that will open his eyes, and his heart.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut as he travels further into the dazzle of notoriety and the darkness that lies behind it, Dan's promise to return and rescue Will seems ever harder to keep. For in the Captain's world of smoke and mirrors it is all too easy to lose sight of who he is, or \u003cem\u003ethe man\u003c\/em\u003e he ought to be...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-1639998\"\u003eOwen Booth\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fourth Estate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780008282585\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0008282587\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC043000\"\u003eComing of Age\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOwen Booth is a journalist, copywriter and father of two sons. He lives in Walthamstow, London. He won the 2015 White Review Short Story Prize and was recently awarded 3rd prize in the Moth Short Story competition. His work has been published in numerous print and online magazines and anthologies. 'His first book, \u003ci\u003eWhat We're Teaching Our Sons\u003c\/i\u003e was published by 4th Estate in 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fourth Estate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42662336594157,"sku":"9780008282585","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_cee0dcf5-1d9e-4691-8f7c-08c3568893a8.jpg?v=1649382975","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-all-true-adventures-and-rare-education-of-the-daredevil-daniel-bones-9780008282585","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}