{"product_id":"time-was","title":"Time Was","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan McDonald weaves a love story across an endless expanse with his science fiction novella \u003ci\u003eTime Was\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA love story stitched across time and war, shaped by the power of books, and ultimately destroyed by it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the heart of World War II, Tom and Ben became lovers. Brought together by a secret project designed to hide British targets from German radar, the two founded a love that could not be revealed. When the project went wrong, Tom and Ben vanished into nothingness, presumed dead. Their bodies were never found. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow the two are lost in time, hunting each other across decades, leaving clues in books of poetry and trying to make their desperate timelines overlap.","brand":"Tordotcom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51943910670567,"sku":"9780765391469","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_4c559c29-9382-4a80-89ed-f21e80cab6b7.jpg?v=1775345003","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/time-was","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}