{"product_id":"small-boat","title":"Small Boat","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"mb-3 [ lg:mb-10 ] [ last:mb-0 ]\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"last:mb-0 h2\"\u003eNovember 2021: an inflatable dinghy carrying migrants from France to the UK capsizes in the Channel, causing the deaths of 27 people on board. How and why did it happen?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[ lg:columns-2 lg:gap-gutter-lg ]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-wysiwyg lg:c-wysiwyg--tight-spacing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite receiving numerous calls for help, the French authorities wrongly told the migrants they were in British waters and had to call the British authorities for help. By the time rescue vessels arrived on the scene, all but two of the migrants had died.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe narrator of Delecroix’s fictional account of the events is the woman who took the calls. Accused of failing in her duty, she refuses to be held more responsible than others for this disaster. Why should she be more responsible than the sea, than the war, than the crises behind these tragedies?  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA shocking, moral tale of our times,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSmall Boat\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereminds us of the power of fiction to illuminate our darkest crimes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSmall Boat\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas shortlisted for the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thebookerprizes.com\/the-booker-library\/prize-years\/international\/2025\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"1b5d0325-8bbd-4913-9377-6b7720b147b6\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\"\u003eInternational Booker Prize 2025\u003c\/a\u003e, announced on 8 April 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49018894909664,"sku":"9781913109370","price":2990.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781913109370.jpg?v=1773282664","url":"https:\/\/featherheartbooks.com\/products\/small-boat","provider":"Featherheart Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}