{"product_id":"9781804360392","title":"Elsie's Wartime Wish : A captivating WW2 family saga that will pull at your heart-strings (Kiltie Street Girls)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile WW2 rages, Elsie must battle for her familyElsie Weir is trying hard to keep her family together. Living in Kiltie Street tenement in Glasgow with her mother and little sister, Jessie, isn't easy not least because her mother spends most days in a drunken stupor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut life gets harder still when their mother dies suddenly, leaving Jessie and Elsie broken-hearted. When Elsie's meagre wages won't stretch to supporting them, they're thrown out of their home. The future looks bleak, until their mother's estranged family deigns to take them in. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut their relief is short-lived as it becomes clear the Mearns family have taken in the orphan sisters only for appearances, treating them cruelly behind closed doors. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Elsie discovers the devastating secret her mother kept from them, it seems that they may have a lifeline until that dream too, is cruelly dashed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow, more than ever, the sisters only have each other. But can Elsie and Jessie find some hope in a life full of heartbreak? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA heartwarming and compelling family saga that fans of Rosie Hendry and Annie Murray will love. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders are loving Elsie's Wartime Wish:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Brilliant book family saga at its best. I love the characters; you feel you are part of the story.' Reader Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Fantastic characters, great setting, I was hooked and devoured this book in one sittingwas sad to finish it and keep thinking about the characters.' Reader Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'If you love wartime sagas this is definitely for you.' Reader Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Heartwarming saga featuring friendships and heartache and happiness. Great characters and a good read.' Reader Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Great wartime story.' Reader Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for Carol MacLean:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A lovely, lovely story set in WW2. It gripped me from page one I'd highly recommend it!' Reader Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'WOW. Loved this book. If you love family saga based in the war, you will love this.' Reader Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A great WWII-era historical fiction saga I truly enjoyed this one Through this story of love, loss, uncertainty, and finding one's place in life we also get a glimpse of history as well Beautifully written.' Reader Review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canelo Hera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52626480660791,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":63.64,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/3548\/7543\/files\/9781804360392-1.jpg?v=1783497806","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.my\/products\/9781804360392","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Malaysia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}