{"product_id":"children-of-fortune-9780552178914","title":"Children of Fortune","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe stunning follow-up to \u003ci\u003eThe Lonely Wife \u003c\/i\u003efrom bestselling author Val Wood.\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''With fully developed characters and a compelling story, it''s no wonder the author won the Catherine Cookson Prize for Fiction for her debut... A great choice for a book club'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBelfast Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e1864: \u003c\/b\u003eFollowing the untimely death of her cold-hearted husband, Beatrix and her three children are finally free. While Ambrose has already determined his path in life, eldest son Laurie''s future is less certain. With the responsibility of the family estate on his shoulders, Laurie must decide between staying in Yorkshire to farm the family land and following his dreams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, headstrong and independent Alicia is defying expectation and excelling at school. There she befriends the enigmatic Olivia Snowdon and they quickly become inseparable. But Olivia''s past is shrouded in mystery and as the\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith fully developed characters and a compelling story... A great choice for a book club * Belfast Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eHull's answer to Catherine Cookson * BBC Radio 4's Front Row *\u003cbr\u003eA heart-warming story filled with compelling action * Rosie Goodwin *\u003cbr\u003eWonderfully fully-fleshed characters are the mainstay of [Val Wood's] stories * Peterborough Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eA gripping saga * The People's Friend *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transworld Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48735201231191,"sku":"9780552178914","price":7.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780552178914.jpg?v=1723810073","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/children-of-fortune-9780552178914","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}