{"product_id":"9780008407599","title":"Edie's Home for Strays","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A real page-turner full of wartime friendships, hope and love' NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn the Home Front, one girl is determined to make a difference.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut Edie's hopes of serving overseas are dashed when she's sent to be a Land Girl in a sleepy Cumbrian village.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrue has shut the world out since her son went away to fight. Yet when she's asked to take in a Land Girl and two little evacuees from London, she has no choice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdie's heart breaks, seeing the children's cold welcome. But when the evacuees take in a stray puppy, even Prue can't say no.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt's not long before Edie realises Applefield Manor could become a sanctuary to all those without a home in wartime. But can she persuade Prue to open her heart, and her home?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA moving, uplifting wartime story that fans of Dilly Court and Kitty Neale will love.\u003c\/p\u003e Readers are swept away by Edie's Home for Strays: \u003cp\u003e'A plucky heroine whose heart embraces any stray animal amidst a cast of believable characters you can't help caring for - this is a moving story of friendship and love set against the backdrop of the Second World War' Molly Green, author of A Sister's Courage\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A lovely heartwarming story that keeps you interested right till the end' NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'An unputdownable, uplifting read which will tug at your heartstrings' Rosie Hendry, author of The Mother's Day Club\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A very feel-good story illustrating great British spirit! A brilliant conclusion that had tears of sadness and joy running down my face' NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'I loved this book - it was so lovely to read and different from other wartime books I've read recently' NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55084697682263,"sku":"9780008407599","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/4569\/5575\/files\/26995893482190.jpg?v=1789939069","url":"https:\/\/somiibooks.com\/products\/9780008407599","provider":"Somiibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}