{"product_id":"private-bill","title":"Private Bill","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublisher's description:\u003cbr\u003eBarrie Cassidy's dad Bill survived more than four years as a prisoner of war in World War II. He first saw conflict on Crete in May 1941, during the only large-scale parachute invasion in wartime history. Just four days later, Bill was wounded and eventually captured.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eTwice he tried to escape his internment—with horrific consequences. He suffered greatly but found courageous support from his fellow prisoners.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eHis new wife Myra and his large family thought he was dead until news of his capture finally reached them.\r\nBack home, Myra too was a prisoner of sorts, with her own secrets. Then, fifty years after the war, unhealed wounds unexpectedly opened for Bill and Myra, testing them once again.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003ePrivate Bill is a classic heart-warming story—as told by their son—of how a loving couple prevailed over the adversities of war to live an extraordinarily ordinary, happy life.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Barrie Cassidy\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher:  Melbourne University Publishing\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003ePages: 222\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003ePublished: 3 November 2014\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780522876260\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Shop at Old Parliament House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52016633053495,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0839\/9559\/0967\/files\/File-6517.png?v=1776901950","url":"https:\/\/shop.moadoph.gov.au\/products\/private-bill","provider":"The Shop at Old Parliament House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}