{"product_id":"9781035015283-children-left-behind","title":"The Children Left Behind","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet during and after the Second World War, \u003ci\u003eThe Children Left Behind\u003c\/i\u003e is the second novel in Eliza Morton's gritty yet heartwarming 'Orphans of Liverpool' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull of nostalgia and set against a backdrop of the Festival of Britain and the aftermath of the Second World War, \u003ci\u003eThe Children Left Behind\u003c\/i\u003e is a gritty, emotional, heartwarming and uplifting saga.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1940, Liverpool\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Alice Lacey was seven, she and her two best friends, Bob and Matty, watched the sky set on fire. Ten years later, the three remain friends, and Bob is now Alice’s sweetheart. He would marry her tomorrow, but Alice has ambitions to better herself; she finally leaves her factory job to work as an architect’s secretary, dreaming of a brighter future and of playing some small part in rebuilding Liverpool.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut will the hope last? The war has ripped families apart, and many children are left with nowhere to go but the orphanage. When tragedy strikes and Alice’s mother struggles to cope, Alice is horrified to see her brothers and sister facing the same fate. And, to make matters worse, both Bob and Matty seem to be harbouring secrets .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Children Left Behind\u003c\/i\u003e is the second book by Eliza Morton in the Liverpool Orphans trilogy, following \u003ci\u003eThe Orphans from Liverpool Lane\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41601054048353,"sku":"9781035015283","price":8.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29811060.jpg?v=1725783192","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035015283-children-left-behind","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}