{"product_id":"the-dark-of-the-moon-9781662516870","title":"The Dark of the Moon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dressmaker's Gift\u003c\/i\u003e. She's spent a lifetime searching for him. Is this her last chance to find the truth?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilly Delaney risked everything during the war. From flying planes for the Air Transport Auxiliary corps, aka the 'Attagirls', to working with the Bletchley Park codebreakers, and life-or-death missions as an SOE agent in France, she and her colleagues pushed their courage--and their luck--to the limits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoining biographer Kendra and her family on the stunning, sun-drenched Île de Ré, Philly is ready to reveal her extraordinary life story. But she has another reason for being there: she's never given up searching for her beloved pilot husband, Ben. Shot down during a dangerous mission, this is the only place left where she might discover what happened to him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eListening to Philly's war stories, Kendra's young son Finn decides to use his own unique skills in maths, logic and persistence to track down Ben's final resting place--and the answers that Philly longs for. Can they solve the decades-long mystery of Ben's disappearance together? Because sometimes, lost people are still out there, just waiting to be found...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wonderfully immersive, atmospheric and moving story of wartime resilience, hope, loss--and the enduring power of love.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eValpy, Fiona:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eFiona Valpy spent seven years living in France, before returning to live in Scotland. Her love for both of these countries, their people and their histories, has found its way into the books she's written.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe draws inspiration from the stories of strong women, especially during the years of the Second Word War, and her meticulous historical research enriches her writing with an evocative sense of time and place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn acclaimed Number 1 bestselling author, Fiona Valpy's books have been translated into thirty languages worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lake Union Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51615602835730,"sku":"9781662516870","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_321f8757-85fc-4ab3-9647-37dd2d4648ec.jpg?v=1758105065","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-dark-of-the-moon-9781662516870","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}