{"product_id":"the-scarlet-sisters-9780091959692","title":"The Scarlet Sisters","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOh my goodness  another girl Mrs Swain!'\u003cbr\u003e Clara's normal iron composure broke and she screamed, No! That's not the bloody deal!'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd that is how my nanna, Bertha Swain, entered the world.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Helen Batten's marriage breaks down, she starts on a journey of discovery into her family's past and the mysteries surrounding her enigmatic nanna's early life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  What she unearths is a tale of five feisty red heads struggling to climb out of poverty and find love through two world wars. It's a story full of surprises and scandal  a death in a workhouse, a son kept in a box, a shameful war record, a clandestine marriage and children taken far too soon. It's as if there is a family curse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  But Helen also finds love, resilience and hope  crazy wagers, late night Charlestons and stolen kisses. As she unravels the story of Nanna and her scarlet sisters, Helen starts to break the spell of the past, and sees a way she might herself find love again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFascinating ... a moving account of survival * Yours *\u003cbr\u003eFascinating ... a moving account of survival * Yours *\u003cbr\u003eThis fascinating delve into family history reveals the ways in which women’s lives have – and haven’t – changed * Readers Digest *","brand":"Ebury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732203450711,"sku":"9780091959692","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780091959692.jpg?v=1719995947","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-scarlet-sisters-9780091959692","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}