{"product_id":"carries-war-1","title":"Carrie's War","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is wartime and Carrie and her little brother Nick have been evacuated from their London home to the Welsh hills. In an unfamiliar place, among strangers, the children feel alone and find little comfort with the family they are billeted with: Mr Evans, a bullying shopkeeper and Auntie Lou, his kind but timid sister.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Carrie and Nick visit Albert, another evacuee, they are welcomed into Hepzibah Green's warm kitchen. Hepzibah is rumoured to be a witch, but her cooking is delicious, her stories are enthralling and the children cannot keep away. With Albert, Hepzibah and Mister Johnny, they begin to settle into their new surroundings. But before long, their loyalties are tested: will they be persuaded to betray their new friends?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNina Bawden (1925–2012), CBE, was one of Britain's most distinguished and best-loved novelists. She has published over 40 novels and an autobiography, \u003cem\u003eIn My Own Time\u003c\/em\u003e. She was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for \u003cem\u003eCircles of Deceit\u003c\/em\u003e and her novel \u003cem\u003eFamily Money\u003c\/em\u003e was filmed by Channel 4. In 2004 she received the S.T. Dupont Golden Pen Award for a Lifetime's Contribution to Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47664029958301,"sku":"9781035082780","price":63.5,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/7575\/1837\/files\/9781035082780.jpg?v=1775526458","url":"https:\/\/mphonline.com\/products\/carries-war-1","provider":"MPHOnline.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}