{"product_id":"the-wartime-librarians-secret-9780008679576","title":"The Wartime Librarian's Secret","description":"Bestselling historical fiction author Molly Green is back with her most engrossing, heartfelt World War Two saga yet, \u003cem\u003eThe Wartime Librarian's Secret\u003c\/em\u003e!\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAmid the chaos of war, will a new chapter begin?\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeptember 1942. Esme Donaldson is still grieving the devastating loss of her husband, Anthony, when she's forced out of her dream job by wartime budget cuts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeft with few options, Esme faces an uncertain future - until a chance encounter sends her to Redcliffe Manor, a grand estate deep in the Somerset countryside, and an unexpected role as the manor's librarian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Esme settles in, she discovers the house is no ordinary country estate. The grounds have been requisitioned by an American military hospital, while the house is sheltering a displaced girls' boarding school. And as the halls echo with the feet of giggling schoolgirls, the grounds bustle with convalescing soldiers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she meets a handsome American colonel, the attraction between them is instant. But Esme holds a secret that may ruin everything. Will she find the strength to face her past or be kept from the happiness she deserves?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMOLLY GREEN has travelled the world, unpacking her suitcase in a score of different countries which often became her new place of work. On returning to England, she set up an estate agency business which she ran and expanded for twenty-five years. Eventually, she sold her business to give herself time and space to pursue her dream to write novels. She has since moved to a village outside Lewes in East Sussex and writes her novels from a railway carriage in the garden, and hopes her new rescued cat, Betsy, will in time stroll over to keep her company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou can keep up with Molly at mollygreenauthor.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Avon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51623669465362,"sku":"9780008679576","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_89a50ceb-bed7-42a8-8587-76d047d3d9b4.jpg?v=1758643613","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-wartime-librarians-secret-9780008679576","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}