{"product_id":"9781780106007","title":"Two Strangers: An historical saga set in 1920s London","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn intelligent, slum-dwelling teenage girl takes drastic measures to survive when her father throws her out of her home, in this spellbinding historical saga\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoplar, London, 1920. Fourteen-year-old Victoria Keats is horrified when her father demands that she go to work for wealthy Mr Preston – everyone knows why he takes young girls into his house. But her violent father, who’s never let her forget she’s not the son he wanted, won’t listen to her concerns – and when she stands up for herself, he throws her out of their dingy little house in the slums.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntelligent, book-loving Vicki vows to make her father regret this day; but she is all alone in the world. Despite her courage and quick wits, it seems likely she will starve – until two men, both complete strangers, provide her with no-strings-attached help.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Vicki’s life improves beyond all recognition, she can’t help but fixate on the mystery of these two good Samaritans: who were they? And why did they help her? She determines to find the men and thank them, but tracking them down may be harder – and more life-changing – than she thinks . . .","brand":"Severn House Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173957320944,"sku":"9781780106007","price":10.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780106007_p0.jpg?v=1769890985","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780106007","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}