{"title":"Stephen Brookes","description":"\u003cp\u003eSTEPHEN BROOKES is the author of \u003cem\u003eThrough the Jungle of Death: A Boy’s Escape from Wartime Burma\u003c\/em\u003e, a firsthand account of his family’s 3,000-mile flight from Burma to India during the Japanese invasion of 1942, which he experienced at age eleven.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrookes was educated at La Martinière College in Lucknow, India.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not writing, Brookes drew on a varied working life that took him across Asia: after the war he taught in Malaya, served as a soldier in the Indian Army, and worked in the oil fields in Borneo. These experiences inform the cross-cultural perspective at the heart of his memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen lives in Cambridgeshire, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Brookes’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"through-the-jungle-of-death","title":"Through the Jungle of Death: A Boy's Escape from Wartime Burma","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA Gripping Survivor Story of one Family's Flight from Burma During the Japanese Invasion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"As uplifting a testimonial to human courage as any to emerge from World War II.\"--Daily Mail (London)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"A tale of hair-raising adventure, survival, love and loss, shot through with rage, polemic, unlikely humour and a rare spiritual sensibility.\"--Telegraph Magazine (London)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Unique and heartfelt . . . a tale of human resilience and bravery in the most desperate circumstances.\"--The Irish News\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Written with simplicity, understanding, and surprising good humour. It deserves to be read.\"--The Times Educational Supplement (London)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1620457768\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781620457764\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Stephen Brookes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43212287869144,"sku":"9781620457764","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780471189114_FC_mockup_v2_1738721455_b9c33f6f-1f7e-4861-81fd-335a2583a4f8.jpg?v=1790994638"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-stephen-brookes.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}