{"product_id":"the-outsiders","title":"The Outsiders","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘A gripping and ambitious debut novel’ Nick Harris, \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSHORTLISTED: Portico Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-description-input\" data-wf-id='[\"9d7a71ca-fd19-d6b3-a1c6-a19e91cf2237\"]' data-w-id=\"9d7a71ca-fd19-d6b3-a1c6-a19e91cf2237\"\u003eLiverpool 1981. As the city burns during inner city riots, Paul meets two people who will change his life: Nadezhda, an elusive poet who has fallen out of fashion; and her daughter Sarah, with whom he shares an instant connection. As the summer reaches its climax his feelings for both are tested amidst secrets, lies and the unravelling of Nadezhda wartime past. It is an experience that will define the rest of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-description-input\" data-wf-id='[\"1c0b45e2-b809-0e58-3839-25efe54cf798\"]' data-w-id=\"1c0b45e2-b809-0e58-3839-25efe54cf798\"\u003e\u003cem data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-description-input\" data-wf-id='[\"562a68ae-5f0c-9256-56bd-b652ae253c1f\"]' data-w-id=\"562a68ae-5f0c-9256-56bd-b652ae253c1f\"\u003eThe Outsiders\u003c\/em\u003e moves from early-80s Liverpool, via Nadezhda’s clandestine past in war-torn Europe and through to the present day, taking in the global and local events that shape all three characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-description-input\" data-wf-id='[\"43a96414-f32c-c860-8538-83e018b27061\"]' data-w-id=\"43a96414-f32c-c860-8538-83e018b27061\"\u003eIn a powerful story of hidden histories, lost loves and painful truths ambitiously told against the backdrop of Liverpool’s fall and rise, James Corbett’s enthralling debut novel explores the complexities of human history and how individual perspectives of the past shape everyone’s present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-description-input\" data-wf-id='[\"43a96414-f32c-c860-8538-83e018b27061\"]' data-w-id=\"43a96414-f32c-c860-8538-83e018b27061\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e‘A gripping debut novel: part love story, part mystery and part love letter to a city’ \u003cb\u003eNick Harris, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e‘It’s fabulous. A great read and a great story, by one of our own’ \u003cb\u003eSean Styles, BBC Radio Merseyside\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e‘A novel full of intrigue, where Liverpool – its history, culture and atmosphere – shines brightly within the pages. This superb debut has leapt into my list of favourite reads’\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuzz Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e‘An evocative paean to a city and its people. Fantastically crafted’ \u003cb\u003eJames Montague, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e1312: Among the Ultras\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePaperback: 384pp\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePublished: Lightning (Feb 2022)\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e9781785633041\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6 class=\"p3\"\u003eHardback: 384pp\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6 class=\"p3\"\u003ePublished: Lightning (May 2021)\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6 class=\"p3\"\u003eISBN: 9781785632594\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eye Books Store","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":56900645519744,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":56900645552512,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1271\/4023\/files\/Screenshot2025-11-13at12.41.11.png?v=1763037741","url":"https:\/\/www.eyebooksgroup.com\/products\/the-outsiders","provider":"Eye Books Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}