{"product_id":"9781786499677-surplus-girls","title":"The Surplus Girls","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first in a \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003equartet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e of sagas set during the early 1920s, following three Surplus Girls - those women whose dreams of marriage perished in the Great War, after the deaths of millions of young men, and the new lives they forged for themselves.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfter the loss of war, can there be hope for the future?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eManchester, 1922.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBelinda Layton is a surplus girl. One of the many women whose dreams of marriage perished in the Great War, with the death of her beloved fiancé, Ben. After four years of mourning, she's ready to face the future, even though Ben's family is not happy to see her move on, and her own only cares about getting hold of her meagre factory wages. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen, Belinda joins a secretarial class and a whole new world opens up to her as she quickly finds herself drawn to beguiling bookshop owner Richard Carson. But after all the loss and devastation she has experienced, can she really trust him with her heart?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first in a \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003equartet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e of sagas set during the early 1920s, following three Surplus Girls - those women whose dreams of marriage perished in the Great War, after the deaths of millions of young men, and the new lives they forged for themselves.\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":31645955784801,"sku":"9781786499677","price":6.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36387302_9c2cdfc1-7afd-4f21-9be3-5c1605017bd9.jpg?v=1759465845","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781786499677-surplus-girls","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}