{"product_id":"9780007591985","title":"Listen to the Moon: A classic wartime children’s story of love and courage","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe stunning novel set during World War One from Michael Morpurgo, the nation’s favourite storyteller and multi-million copy bestseller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMay, 1915.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlfie and his fisherman father find a girl on an uninhabited island in the Scillies – injured, thirsty, lost… and with absolutely no memory of who she is, or how she came to be there. She can say only one word: Lucy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere has she come from? Is she a mermaid, the victim of a German U-boat, or even – as some islanders suggest – a German spy…?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly one thing is for sure: she loves music and moonlight, and it is when she listens to the gramophone that the glimmers of the girl she once was begin to appear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWW1 is raging, suspicion and fear are growing, and Alfie and Lucy are ever more under threat. But as we begin to see the story of Merry, a girl boarding a great ship for a perilous journey across the ocean, another melody enters the great symphony – and the music begins to resolve…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful tour de force of family, love, war and forgiveness, this is a major new novel from the author of PRIVATE PEACEFUL – in which what was once lost may sometimes be found, washed up again on the shore…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this award-winning historical fiction, Morpurgo masterfully weaves a tale of mysteries and prejudice set against the backdrop of World War One. The bestselling author's portrayal of the social dynamics of the time, the hardships of war, and the power of music is both poignant and captivating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of S. E. Hinton (S.E. Hinton's The Puppy Sister #0), Madeleine L'Engle (A Wrinkle in Time), Katherine Rundell (The Explorer), Katherine A. Applegate (The Predator), and Elizabeth Laird (Song of the Dolphin Boy).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Morpurgo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889005383829,"sku":"9780007591985","price":35.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007591985_9c7aea77-f7a8-4c6d-99e4-bb2a92acfdce.jpg?v=1776888296","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007591985","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}