{"product_id":"9780730496304_the-horses-didnt-come-home","title":"The Horses Didn't Come Home","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA story about a boy, a horse and the last great cavalry charge in history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an army camp in a Middle Eastern desert, a young Australian soldier named Harry is saddling and grooming his horse, Bunty. She is sturdy and strong; an Australian waler who belongs to Harry's sister, Laura, back home in Australia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Harry finishes the grooming he stands in front of Bunty. The two of them, horse and master, stand totally still. Then Harry swings up into the saddle and turns away from the camp into the desert. A few soldiers watch them as they ride out. No one says a word. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's their last ride together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe last great cavalry charge in history took place at Beersheba in the Sinai Desert in 1917. It was Australian soldiers and horses that took part in, and won, this amazing, unexpected, unorthodox victory. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe men proudly claimed it was their great-hearted horses that won the day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut in the end, the horses didn't come home ...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A superb story about an extraordinary corner of our past' - Jackie French\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003eThe Horses Didn't Come Home\u003c\/em\u003e is an emotional and moving story that transports the reader back to 1917 and the First World War' - \u003cem\u003eToowoomba Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pamela Rushby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46908383363221,"sku":"9780730496304","price":17.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780730496304_bbbd4c90-6f59-44f0-8512-45bf280c2e88.jpg?v=1776889972","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780730496304_the-horses-didnt-come-home","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}