{"product_id":"9780007461738_ruby","title":"Ruby","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs a former evacuee, feisty Ruby is forced to fend for herself when she returns to her family in London. Set in the aftermath of WW2 and based in Southend, this gripping saga is richly evocative of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial low price for a limited period to discover this new talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHome is where the heart is…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter having lived peacefully in Cambridgeshire as an evacuee, 15-year-old Ruby Blakeley is bought back to reality when her bully of a brother Ray comes to take her home to East London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFar from being welcomed back with open arms, Ruby finds herself being treated as a skivvy by her widowed mother and subject to a tirade of taunts from her two brothers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThings get worse when she becomes pregnant. Unable to tackle her family, Ruby runs away and makes a new start for herself in Southend. But she soon finds she can’t escape her past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA hard-hitting, gritty drama that will appeal to fans of Katie Flynn and Dilly Court.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marie Maxwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47284722663573,"sku":"9780007461738","price":4.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007461738.jpg?v=1776992227","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007461738_ruby","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}