{"product_id":"9781409130338","title":"The Girls They Left Behind","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe second novel in the April Grove series, following the lives of working-class families during the Second World War.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is 1940, and the neighbours in April Grove are close knit, patriotic and proud - but the onset of the Blitz tests their loyalties and courage as never before. Betty Chapman meets a devastatingly attractive man in the Land Army, who upsets all her settled ideas; Olive Harker, just married, must now decide whether to risk motherhood; and Nancy Baxter offers comfort to lonely serviceman while her son runs wild... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir stories are played out against the backdrop of a great seaport at war: the horror of the air raid sirens, the naval dockyards buzzing with activity and the overwhelming desire to survive the city's darkest hour...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Group, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137937850608,"sku":"9781409130338","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781409130338_p0.jpg?v=1763719738","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781409130338","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}