{"product_id":"9781838774899-summer-in-greece","title":"Summer in Greece","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEscape to paradise this summer with the perfect romantic holiday read\u003cbr\u003eThe only way to move forward is to dive into your past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCould these crystal clear waters hide the secrets of her past?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresent day\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor years Shelly Summer has buried herself in her work, trying to forget her past. The only time she feels truly herself is when she's diving in the Mediterranean - the calm and stillness of the clear waters help her forget.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBack home, Shelly stumbles across the belongings of her great-grandmother, Gertie Smith including a recording of Gertie's memoirs. As Shelly listens to it, she starts to uncover the secrets of Gertie's past, which might just hold the key to letting go of her own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1916\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen trainee nurse Gertie Smith signs up for the war effort, she is thrilled to learn that her destination will be Greece. With a head full of blue skies and handsome men, she boards the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e's sister ship, the ill-fated hospital ship \u003ci\u003eBritannic\u003c\/i\u003e. Unprepared for the horrors of war, she heads for the Greek island of Lemnos on a mission to rescue three thousand wounded British soldiers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut tragically, the \u003ci\u003eBritannic\u003c\/i\u003e never reaches its destination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen rescued, Gertie is taken to the Greek island of Kea, where she meets and falls in love with a Greek fisherman, Manno - but she finds herself torn between him and her duty to an English soldier. Gertie cannot shake the guilt she feels from that tragic night the ship sank and is afraid her past will eventually catch up with her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEscape to paradise this Christmas with an irresistible tale of love and loss.\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":56449859158390,"sku":"9781838774899","price":7.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36388010.jpg?v=1760446798","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781838774899-summer-in-greece","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}