{"product_id":"running-wild-paperback-5","title":"Running Wild - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Darcey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Running Wild is the story of a seven-year-old Welsh boy who was shipped off to a Christian Brothers orphanage in Western Australia, where he was treated with kindness and with cruelty as he was set to work on the farm. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Eventually taken into a loving family, who many years later adopted him, those early orphanage years moulded David Darcey's character and set his determination to survive and succeed in the world without an education. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e After joining the Royal Australian Air Force, he became a helicopter gunner in Vietnam, completed his tour and stayed on with the RAAF. He became a family man, and a businessman. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e His skill at finding trouble - sometimes hilarious, sometimes disastrous - taught him many lessons in life, but always David's determination to succeed prevailed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e And that included the desperate need to find his biological mother in Wales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 470\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.05 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 26, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42121034760327,"sku":"9781922727084","price":25.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/9868df692898730c9e7307f780f5526b.webp?v=1732550886","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/running-wild-paperback-5","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}