{"product_id":"9780008385163","title":"The Poppy Field: A gripping and emotional World War One historical romance","description":"\u003ch2\u003e‘A \u003cstrong\u003ebeautiful, heartbreaking\u003c\/strong\u003e novel of war and loss and the resilience of the human spirit’ \u003cem\u003eRosemary, Netgalley Reader\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller!\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung nurse, Gemma, is struggling with the traumas she has witnessed through her job. Needing to escape from it all, Gemma agrees to help renovate a rundown farmhouse in Doullens, France, a town near the Somme. There, in a boarded-up cupboard, wrapped in old newspapers, is a tin that reveals the secret letters and heartache of Alice Le Breton, a young volunteer nurse who worked in a casualty clearing station near the front line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the present day and during the horrifying years of the war, both women discover deep down the strength and courage to carry on in even the most difficult of times. Through Alice’s words and her unfailing love for her sweetheart at the front, Gemma learns to truly live again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cem\u003eThis epic historical novel will take your breath away.\u003c\/em\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eReaders are falling in love with \u003cem\u003eThe Poppy Field\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Both heartbreaking and\u003cstrong\u003e full of hope and happiness\u003c\/strong\u003e’ Pam, Goodreads\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eExceptional\u003c\/strong\u003e’ Cassie’s Books\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A beautifully written, \u003cstrong\u003ehighly enjoyable\u003c\/strong\u003e read’ Nicki’s Book Blog\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eOne to watch\u003c\/strong\u003e’ \u003cem\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the rural town of Doullens, this top-rated 20th-century fiction explores the military turmoil of the era through the lens of romance. Gemma, like Alice Le Breton, finds strength in the small things, proving that love can bloom even in the harshest of times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Ella Carey (The Lost Sister of Fifth Avenue), Rhys Bowen (The Rose Arbor), Natalie Meg Evans (A Gown of Thorns), Rachel Wesson (Light Rises), and Ellie Midwood (The Girl Who Escaped from Auschwitz).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deborah Carr, Read by Stephanie Beattie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889062039701,"sku":"9780008385163","price":35.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008385163.png?v=1777422797","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008385163","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}