{"product_id":"9780571281855-the-mill-for-grinding-old-people-young","title":"The Mill for Grinding Old People Young","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the cold dawn of Christmas Day 1897, Gilbert Rice, 85 years old and with failing health, recounts his journey into manhood in a city on the cusp of great change. Belfast in the 1830s was a city in flux. Industrialisation had led to an increase in commerce and the rapid swell of the population as workers flocked to the newly created jobs. Gilbert, a young man with prospects, begins work with the Ballast Office, looking after Belfast Port. Beneath the shadow of the Harland + Wolff shipyard Gilbert explores this ever expanding and exciting city whilst becoming aware of the political undertones and the sectarian tensions that still brew beneath its respectable veneer. In a city that still resonates with the legacy of the 1798 Rebellion, Gilbert begins to question the injustices that he sees. When he meets Maria, a Polish barmaid, he is drawn into a love affair that will drive him to make a stand against those he sees as harming the city that he loves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48979947356379,"sku":"9780571281855","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/2cc3d573-8d2b-45c9-87e5-c4b49a21c875.jpg?v=1784220834","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780571281855-the-mill-for-grinding-old-people-young","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}