{"product_id":"9781801626903-the-bad-penny","title":"The Bad Penny","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA gritty, heart-wrenching historical saga from Lindsey Hutchinson\u003cbr\u003eA gritty, heart-wrenching historical saga from TOP TEN bestseller Lindsey Hutchinson\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you're born with nothing you have to make your own luck.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Jared Johnson first meets Clarice Connaught he saves her from the hands of her father, who is brutally beating her in the street. Never one to walk past someone in distress, Jared doesn’t hesitate to help. But who is this girl and what is her story?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJared Johnson started with nothing. At just twelve-years-old he was orphaned and homeless, but eight years later, Jared is a success. Running McGuire’s Rag \u0026amp; Bone Yard and surrounded by friends, all Jared needs now is to find the perfect girl to settle down with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing has come easy for Clarice but still she has dreams of a grander life and the finer things. And if her father isn’t willing to provide them then Clarice will do anything to find someone who is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJared and Clarice have one thing in common – they are survivors – and in Queen Victoria’s Birmingham you need your wits about you to keep the wolf from the door. But Clarice isn’t everything she seems, and like a bad penny that always shows up, she brings more trouble for Jared and his friends than they could ever have imagined…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLindsey Hutchinson, the top 10 bestseller, Queen of the Black Country Saga, is back with a page-turning and heart-warming story perfect fans of Katie Flynn, Val Wood and Lyn Andrews.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat readers are saying about Lindsey Hutchinson:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘I have read most if not all of Lindsey Hutchinson’s books having read a lot of her mother’s as well. She is \u003cstrong\u003ea super storyteller and seems to be able to write about a multitude of subjects\u003c\/strong\u003e and obviously does a lot of research into her books’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ \u003cem\u003eReader Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘I loved this book, \u003cstrong\u003esuch a heart-warming read\u003c\/strong\u003e to the end’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ \u003cem\u003eReader Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A consuming read that \u003cstrong\u003ebrought history to life\u003c\/strong\u003e under the masterful pen of Lindsey Hutchinson’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ \u003cem\u003eReader Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eThis book will make you cry in places and laugh in others\u003c\/strong\u003e and like me once you finish a chapter you will want to just hurry on to the next chapter to discover more about Jared and the other characters’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ \u003cem\u003eReader Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Such a cosy book that is gently and easy to read but \u003cstrong\u003ewill keep you wanting to go back to it\u003c\/strong\u003e’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ \u003cem\u003eReader Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Absolutely loved it I couldn't put it down \u003cstrong\u003egreat story, great characters, I had tears in my eyes\u003c\/strong\u003e at times, really enjoyed it’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ \u003cem\u003eReader Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55426348384630,"sku":"9781801626903","price":22.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29765535.jpg?v=1742974426","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781801626903-the-bad-penny","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}