{"product_id":"9780008514181","title":"Madame Barbara","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTimeless romance from the best-selling author of Tuppence to Cross the Mersey. With over 3 million copies sold around the world, Helen Forrester’s heart-warming and gripping fiction, set in post-war Liverpool and France, continues to move readers.\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the aftermath of war, this is a tale of courage and endurance of ordinary people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young Liverpool woman is widowed in the Second World War before she can know the happiness of having a family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a trip to Normandy, to see the site of the D-Day landings where her husband was killed, she meets an impoverished French poultry farmer. Reduced by the war to driving a beaten-up taxi and caring for his mother and dying brother, his happiness feels out of reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan two people shake off the shadows of the past and build a new life together?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelen Forrester's historical sagas are renowned for their rural settings and military themes. In Madame Barbara, she takes us to the small towns of post-war Liverpool and France, showcasing her top-notch storytelling skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Katie Flynn (The Winter Runaway), Maureen Lee (The Kelly Sisters), Pam Howes (Dreams on Mersey Square), Anna Jacobs (In Search of Hope), and Rosie Goodwin (Dancing Till Midnight).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins 2022\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Helen Forrester, Read by Dorothy Lawrence","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889063186581,"sku":"9780008514181","price":52.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008514181_edda12e4-bc60-49f0-b17b-4aea708e6ca7.jpg?v=1776888452","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008514181","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}