{"product_id":"9780008280178_we-must-be-brave-the-best-most-moving-novel-of-the-year-bel-mooney-daily-mail","title":"We Must Be Brave: ‘The best, most moving novel of the year’ Bel Mooney, Daily Mail","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWe can’t choose who we love. \u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWe can choose who we fight for. \u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e‘A powerful story that proves how love itself requires courage’ Delia Owens, author of \u003cem\u003eWhere the Crawdads Sing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Storytelling at its best’ Sarah Winman\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘The perfect book club read’ AJ Pearce\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEllen Parr has always been sure she never wanted children. But when she finds a young girl asleep and unclaimed at the back of a bus fleeing the Blitz in Southampton, everything she once believed is overturned.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAs she takes Pamela into her home, the little girl cracks open the past Ellen thought she had escaped and the future she thought she wanted, for in uncertain times it seems the only certainty is love.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut with the end of the fighting comes the realization that Pamela was never hers to keep…\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Must Be Brave\u003c\/em\u003e is an epic and intensely moving novel about the ways we rescue one other, and the astonishing tenacity of the human heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe historical fiction unfolds in a small, rural town during World War II, where Ellen Parr's life is forever changed by the unexpected arrival of a young girl. The story delves deep into the themes of fostering, adoption, and the complexities of relationships, painting a vivid picture of life during wartime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Kristin Hannah (The Nightingale), Fiona Valpy (The Season of Dreams), Jojo Moyes (The Giver of Stars), Kate Atkinson (Shrines of Gaiety), and Alice Winn (In Memoriam).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Frances Liardet, Read by Penelope Freeman and Louise Jameson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889571909781,"sku":"9780008280178","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008280178_1ea95ed4-439e-49cd-958c-0f23b6570789.jpg?v=1776888146","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008280178_we-must-be-brave-the-best-most-moving-novel-of-the-year-bel-mooney-daily-mail","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}