{"product_id":"9781847562517","title":"Ruby","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs a former evacuee, feisty Ruby is forced to fend for herself when she returns to her family in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the aftermath of WW2, this gripping saga is richly evocative of the period and shows the true grit of our heroine Ruby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHome is where the heart is…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter having lived peacefully in Cambridgeshire as an evacuee, 15-year-old Ruby Blakeley is bought back to reality when her bully of a brother Ray comes to take her home to East London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFar from being welcomed back with open arms, Ruby finds herself being treated as a skivvy by her widowed mother and subject to a tirade of taunts from her two brothers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThings get worse when she becomes pregnant. Unable to tackle her family, Ruby runs away and makes a new start for herself in Southend. But she soon finds she can’t escape her past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA hard-hitting, gritty drama that will appeal to fans of Katie Flynn and Dilly Court.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marie Maxwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46896570990741,"sku":"9781847562517","price":12.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9781847562517_9fcd7785-ff1a-4974-9ad3-44d46b70dbd6.jpg?v=1776888282","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9781847562517","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}