{"title":"Owain Mulligan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOwain Mulligan\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts immersive historical fiction that transports readers to pivotal moments in the past. His narratives blend rich characterisation with meticulously researched settings, bringing history to life with vivid detail and emotional depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFans of gripping tales that explore the complexities of war, loyalty, and personal sacrifice will find Mulligan’s work compelling. Through \u003cem\u003eThe Accidental Soldier\u003c\/em\u003e and other titles, he examines the human experience amidst the turbulence of history’s defining conflicts.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-accidental-soldier-by-owain-mulligan-9781399737067","title":"The Accidental Soldier","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is absolutely incredible. It made me laugh more than any book in so many years. I found the writing just so unbelievably brilliant and hilarious and affecting . . . I am crazy about it! - \u003ci\u003eMarina Hyde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI loved it . . . relentlessly funny and really well written - \u003ci\u003eJohn Oliver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthentic and compulsive - \u003ci\u003eRichard E. Grant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating insight into the often farcical chaos and catastrophe of war. Reads like a non-fiction \u003ci\u003eCatch-22.\u003c\/i\u003e Compelling, enlightening and bleakly funny. A jaw-dropping read. - \u003ci\u003eMatt Haig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn instant classic - a deeply funny and mordant book about war. - \u003ci\u003eRichard Curtis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOwain Mulligan was never what you'd call a career soldier. Nor even a particularly good one. At weekends he trained with the Territorial Army and dreamt of swapping the mayhem of teaching in a tough school for the adventure of service in Iraq. At least they'd let him wear a helmet in Iraq.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut when the job in headquarters he's been expecting doesn't materialise, he found himself on the streets of Basra during one of the most violent periods of the conflict. 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