{"product_id":"9781080598267","title":"Rowan's Doodles: Personalized Teal Doodle Notebook Journal (6 x 9 inch) with 110 dot grid pages inside.","description":"This is the story of Mandy, a happy child in a family struck by tragedy, the consequences of which lead to a journey through grief, abuse and time in care. Based on true life in the 1970s, the story shows what can easily happen when circumstances change for the worse.\u003cbr\u003eThe story also shows how Ruby, Mandy's mother struggles to come to terms with the death of her much-loved husband. The strain becoming so bad that she turns to alcohol with devastating consequences for the life of her and her young daughter.\u003cbr\u003eA pattern of abuse emerges with no end in sight until school and Social Services intervene.\u003cbr\u003eMandy is torn between telling the authorities and protecting her mother, who she loves dearly despite the ever-worsening torrent of abuse.\u003cbr\u003eThe story shows an insight into life in care and the difficulties faced by children waiting for their future to be decided by Social Services.\u003cbr\u003eThe story has hope though, and demonstrates that life isn't over when children are placed into care. There is always hope for a happy ending.","brand":"Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024445260016,"sku":"9781080598267","price":12.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781080598267_p0.jpg?v=1763679191","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781080598267","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}