{"product_id":"duff-cooper-operation-heartbreak-2026-paperback","title":"Duff Cooper: Operation Heartbreak [2026] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Not a word is wasted in this gem of a 1950 novel, inspired by the secret wartime plan'  \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA moving reimagining of the man at the heart of Operation Mincemeat\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Maryngton has just one dream: to fight for his country, as his late father did. Devoted and honourable, he knows no fear - yet somehow, he always misses the battle; too young for the First World War, too old for the Second. \u003ci\u003eOperation Heartbreak\u003c\/i\u003e follows Willie's life, through youthful idealism, love affairs and disappointed hopes, until, finally, he gets the chance to make a difference. Duff Cooper's bittersweet novel, inspired by the real events of Operation Mincemeat, is a poignant tale of dreams of glory, and what it means to be true.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Supremely moving ... Its ending is as unexpected as it is affecting' \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cooper, Duff","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":53240574574931,"sku":"9780241799918","price":13.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/cooper-duff-duff-cooper-operation-heartbreak-2026-paperback-9780241799918-1227207353.jpg?v=1773436749","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/duff-cooper-operation-heartbreak-2026-paperback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}