{"product_id":"blind-pilot-9781596879386","title":"Blind Pilot","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA chillingly, well-informed thriller about Irish terrorism ... A series of gripping and vividly narrated events ... Striking pieces of imaginative writing. ... Brilliantly evokes an eerie filming-in-progress atmosphere ...\"-\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Clancy takes us up and back in time, into the past of his characters ... releasing his events with the centripetal speed every living novel displays. Through it all, we see the reaching beauty of the country, feel its winds, hear its sounds, smell its pubs. And through it all, too, the war and its agents are moving. \"-\u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Clancy's portraits are deft, intimate, vivid ... a Dickensian texture and depth ... Blind Pilot has a historical and dramatic momentum; once that momentum picks readers up, they are in it for the duration.\"-Miami Herald\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat distinguishes Blind Pilot from the ordinary thriller is the author's exceptional insight into his characters - men and women who, for a variety of reasons, become caught up in Ireland's struggle - and his remarkable skill at illuminating the many sides of this tragic conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClancy, Ambrose:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ambrose Clancy is the editor of the Shelter Island Reporter. He is the author of the novel, Blind Pilot and, with the photographer Peter Donahoe, The Night Line: a Memoir of Work.Mr. Clancy has been awarded numerous awards for columns, news and feature writing from the New York Press Association. In 2023 he received top honors from the National Newspaper Association for columns and feature writing.","brand":"iBooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51661187416338,"sku":"9781596879386","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_67769399-97bc-40db-b2da-e6fcd2ec37a5.jpg?v=1760437357","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/blind-pilot-9781596879386","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}