{"product_id":"9781775492122_the-leonard-girls","title":"The Leonard Girls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRowie's pro-war, her sister Jo's a protester. And they're both in Vietnam. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eThe compelling new novel from the bestselling author of\u003cem\u003e From the Ashes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1969, at the height of the Vietnam war, nurse Rowie Leonard is serving a 12-month tour of duty. She supports the war and is committed to caring for wounded New Zealand and Australian troops. After a few months, however, she realises that nothing at all about the conflict is as clear-cut as she'd assumed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer younger sister, Jo, is the opposite - a student at Auckland University, a folk singer and a fervent anti-war protestor. But when Jo falls for professional soldier Sam Apanui, home on leave to visit his ill father, she finds herself torn between her feelings and her convictions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the three of them grapple with love, loss, and the stresses and sorrows of war, each will be forced to confront and question everything they believed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Deborah Challinor:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Challinor is a \u003cstrong\u003egood storyteller\u003c\/strong\u003e ... seamlessly joining fact and fiction and creating a convincing, \u003cstrong\u003eatmospheric \u003c\/strong\u003eyarn' \u003cem\u003eBookseller and Publisher\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The \u003cstrong\u003eperfect \u003c\/strong\u003eblend of fact and fiction'\u003cem\u003e NZ Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deborah Challinor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46922123149461,"sku":"9781775492122","price":7.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9781775492122_b6bbebbb-1062-4588-ac20-30ae13523c11.jpg?v=1776889990","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9781775492122_the-leonard-girls","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}