{"product_id":"9781784977177","title":"Jessie's Promise: From the bestselling storyteller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of LIZZIE'S SECRET and LIZZIE'S WAR, a story about a resilient, strong woman surviving adversity post World War 1.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDEVON 1918. When \u003cb\u003eJessie Hale\u003c\/b\u003e loses her nursing job at the end of the First World War, she leaves London to become the nurse maid to the \u003cb\u003eKendle\u003c\/b\u003e family in Devon. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn arrival she finds the family in disarray. \u003cb\u003eCaptain Kendle\u003c\/b\u003e is a loving father but is traumatised by the war and kept at arm's length by his frosty wife. When their elderly \u003cb\u003eNanny\u003c\/b\u003e suffers a bad fall, \u003cb\u003eJessie\u003c\/b\u003e has to try to bring the household together. Gradually \u003cb\u003eJessie\u003c\/b\u003e finds her place in their lives, becoming devoted to \u003cb\u003eCaptain Kendle\u003c\/b\u003e's lively son \u003cb\u003eJack\u003c\/b\u003e, his lovely, but quiet daughter \u003cb\u003eCatherine\u003c\/b\u003e, as well his invalid \u003cb\u003eMother\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJessie\u003c\/b\u003e soon starts to love her life at Kendlebury Hall, but problems arise when her feelings for her employer start to change... \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat people are saying about JESSIE'S PROMISE\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA beautiful story very well written\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eI quickly got drawn into this book\u003c\/b\u003e, the description made me realise how tough life in service was' \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'\u003ci\u003eJessie's Promise\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that \u003cb\u003eHAS to be devoured this year\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Head of Zeus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47136970408176,"sku":"9781784977177","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781784977177_p0.jpg?v=1763729080","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781784977177","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}