{"product_id":"9780349415253","title":"Scarlet Ribbons","description":"\u003cp\u003eSadie Smith, born with a degenerative hip, is unable to walk. Sent to a Dr Barnardo's home for treatment, she is so excited that she fails to realise she will never see her beloved family again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1927, once fully cured, Sadie is offered the opportunity of a lifetime; to start a new life in Canada. But when she arrives at the Trikhardts' farm in the heart of Ontario, her new life seems far from perfect. Worked from dawn to dusk, she treasures the scarlet ribbons her mother gave her and seeks solace in her friendship with fellow orphan, cheeky-faced Robbie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA freak hurricane finally provides Sadie with a lucky escape. From Canadian parlour maid to pilot in Britain's Air Transport Auxillary, from office clerk to managing director, Sadie has to draw on her courage and strength in a determined struggle to find the lasting happiness that had eluded her as a child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Emma Blair:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An engaging novel and the characters are endearing - a good holiday read' \u003ci\u003eHistorical Novels Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'All the tragedy and passion you could hope for . . . Brilliant' \u003ci\u003eThe Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Romantic fiction pure and simple and the best sort - direct, warm and hugely readable. Women's fiction at an excellent level' \u003ci\u003ePublishing News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Emma Blair explores the complex and difficult nature of human emotions in this passionately written novel' \u003ci\u003eEdinburgh Evening News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Entertaining romantic fiction' \u003ci\u003eHistorical Novels Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'[Emma Blair] is well worth recommending' \u003ci\u003eThe Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47071660409072,"sku":"9780349415253","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780349415253_p0.jpg?v=1763688701","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780349415253","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}