{"product_id":"etna-botm-september-signed-edition","title":"Etna (Signed Edition) - British Library BOTM September","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAn unforgettable novel of a working dog, Etna, who, after a devastating war, embarks on an odyssey in the hopes of returning home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet in a fictional country in the present day, this is a story told through the eyes of an ex-military dog, Etna. After surviving years of a devastating war, Etna decides one night to leave the men he has fought alongside and return home - to the place where he was taken from when he was young, in the thin but persistent hope that if a home exists for him, it might be there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThus begins an exhilarating odyssey told through the eyes of a dog as he traverses across ruined landscapes and fights to survive in a world that proves, even in peacetime, to be just as precarious as in war. Along the way, he encounters other animals and humans who are trying to resume their lives again. What makes a life when there is no home to go back to? How do we begin to trust each other again after such devastation?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a novel about the power of an idea, about never giving up and, ultimately, about finding hope in the most dire of times.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe BL Bookshop Says:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This book is going to win awards!\u003cbr\u003eIt was a total pleasure to read, genuinely reset my reading brain and got me out of a slump. Just...totally beautiful, clever and sits on your chest long after you've said goodbye.\u003cbr\u003eGodspeed Etna.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56048140321153,"sku":"9781398559202","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0244\/8444\/6286\/files\/etna_9781398559202.png?v=1786546931","url":"https:\/\/shop.bl.uk\/products\/etna-botm-september-signed-edition","provider":"British Library Online Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}