{"product_id":"the-misunderstandings-of-charity-brown-9781529075656","title":"The Misunderstandings of Charity Brown","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired by award-winning author Elizabeth Laird's own childhood growing up in post-war London, \u003ci\u003eThe Misunderstandings of Charity Brown\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic coming-of-age story, perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Skylarks' War\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e I Capture the Castle\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharity Brown's life is about to change - her family have been left a huge, rambling house by a mysterious benefactor, and her parents want to move in and throw open its doors to the needy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnly recently back from hospital after months of isolation with polio, Charity is over-protected and lonely as the only child still at home. Her family are very religious - her sisters are called Faith and Hope, and her brother Ted is studying to be a preacher - so she's both excited and nervous at the thought of sharing her family and new home with strangers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's a recipe for confusion, joy and endless misunderstandings, including with the new neighbours, an Austrian family with a daughter just Charity's age . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Laird is the author of dozens of much-loved children's books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Garbage King\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fastest Boy in the World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOranges in No Man's Land\u003c\/i\u003e and the UKLA award-winning \u003ci\u003eWelcome to Nowhere\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a winner of the Children's Book Award and has been shortlisted six times for the prestigious CILIP Carnegie Medal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany of Elizabeth's books reflect her years living and working in the Middle East and Africa, but others, including \u003ci\u003eRed Sky in the Morning\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJake's Tower\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand Song of the Dolphin Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, are set in Britain. She now divides her time between London and Edinburgh, but still loves to travel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MacMillan Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51453966713106,"sku":"9781529075656","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5bd4bdfd-83de-4143-9636-e2d02afdc21d.jpg?v=1751987764","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-misunderstandings-of-charity-brown-9781529075656","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}