{"product_id":"afs-the-air-raid-book-club-9781035401062","title":"The Air Raid Book Club","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e''Touching and heartwarming . . . get those tissues ready''\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJILL MANSELL\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e''A warm and tender tale about the power of books''\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRUTH HOGAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the bombs began to fall, the book club kept their hopes alive...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon, 1938. Bookseller \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGertie Bingham\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is facing difficult times, having just lost her beloved husband, Harry, and with a lingering sadness at never having been able to have a child of her own. Struggling to face running the bookshop she and Harry opened together, Gertie is preparing to sell up and move away when she is asked if she would be willing to take in a young Jewish refugee from Germany. Gertie is unsure and when sullen teenager \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHedy Fischer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e arrives, Gertie fears she has nothing left to give the troubled girl.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when the German bombers come and the lights go out over London, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGertie and Hedy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e realise that joining forces will make them stronger, and that books have the power to bring young and old together and unite a community in need in its darkest hour...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e''A charming, uplifting story of resourceful women and the healing power of books''\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCLARE CHAMBERS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e''I loved this. A sweet and nourishing ode to books that historical fiction fans will love''\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKATE THOMPSON\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Tender, touching and utterly heartwarming''\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSARAH STEELE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ewonderful story of strong female friendship\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and found family . . . I absolutely adored it'' - ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eReal reader review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeautiful and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003emoving in a way that we need right now''\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eReal reader review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A beautiful depiction of a community\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003estriving to survive together\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e''\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eReal reader review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A gentle,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eheartwarming\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e read'' - ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eReal reader review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43483688829134,"sku":"9781035401062","price":19.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/0883\/2974\/files\/9781035401062_a.png?v=1775726826","url":"https:\/\/www.bookxcess.com\/products\/afs-the-air-raid-book-club-9781035401062","provider":"BookXcess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}