{"product_id":"book-cyi1","title":"Dragons in the Forest","description":"\u003cp\u003eBorn in Japan of a French father and White Russian mother, Alex Faure greeted news of war in the Pacific with schoolboy enthusiasm. That is until the hardships of being a \u003cem\u003egaijin\u003c\/em\u003e and neutral foreigner in Japan during World War II became a stark reality for the Faure family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward winning author and screenwriter, Peter Yeldham masterfully tells Alex Faure's own true story against the backdrop of real events in wartime Japan. Laced with excerpts from Alex's diary, \u003cem\u003eDragons in the Forest\u003c\/em\u003e is a riveting tale of life as a foreigner in a strange land at a very dangerous time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eALEX'S DIARY - December 7th, 1941\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eToday the war began! I've just heard the news on the radio. I was trying to finish my homework in English, and at the same time listen to a talk to improve\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003emy Japanese. I often use the radio for this purpose. The Marianist Brothers at St Joseph's teach us in English and French, but speaking Japanese at school is\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eforbidden. Which is a pretty stupid rule, since this is where I was born and where my family lives, and on leaving school I want to get a job here …\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49441495220528,"sku":"BDcyi1","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/cyi1-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773746726","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-cyi1","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}