{"product_id":"9781529135657-acts-of-love-and-war","title":"Acts of Love and War","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA nation torn apart by war. One woman steps into the crossfire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NATION TORN APART BY WAR. ONE WOMAN STEPS INTO THE CROSSFIRE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This amazing book has everything in it: love, war, history and relevance to today. Gripping.' \u003c\/b\u003eRussell Kane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eI insist you read this intelligent empathetic novel. You won't regret it.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrost Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Extraordinary events sensitively told.' \u003c\/b\u003eLucy Jago, \u003ci\u003eA Net For Small Fishes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I couldn't put it down.'\u003c\/b\u003e Gill Paul, \u003ci\u003eThe Collector's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A heartrending tale of love, courage and sacrifice.' \u003c\/b\u003eNikki Marmery, \u003ci\u003eOn Wilder Seas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e____________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e1936. Civil war in Spain. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA world on the brink of chaos .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty-one-year-old Lucy is frustrated with her constrained life in Hertfordshire, teaching and keeping house for her domineering father. 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