{"product_id":"9781785762826","title":"Shelter","description":"By: Sarah Franklin     \u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Beautiful'\u003cb\u003e Adele Parks\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Life affirming and compelling!' \u003cb\u003eClare Mackintosh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Tender and illuminating'\u003cb\u003e Carys Bray\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Its characters pulse with life and energy . . . vividly rendered'\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003cb\u003eEarly One Morning\u003c\/b\u003e by Virginia Baily and the novels of \u003cb\u003eMaggie O'Farrell\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEarly spring 1944.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConnie  Granger has escaped her bombed-out city home, finding refuge in the  Women's Timber Corps. For her, this remote community must now serve a  secret purpose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeppe, an Italian prisoner of war, is haunted by his memories. In the forest camp, he finds a strange kind of freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir  meeting signals new beginnings. But as they are drawn together, the  world outside their forest haven is being torn apart. Old certainties  are crumbling, and both must now make a life-defining choice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat price will they pay for freedom? What will they fight to protect? \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003ci\u003eShelter\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Tender, moving . . . with its unforgettable heroine' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Powerful   and moving. Connie and Seppe are amazing characters. So well nuanced. I   loved her feisty courage. And such heartbreak! This compelling debut   shows how outsiders in a time of war seek to rebuild their lives again'\u003cb\u003e Essie Fox, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of Leda Grey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'I LOVED it. Seppe is one of the most refreshing portrayals of masculinity I have ever read'\u003cb\u003e Shelley Harris, author of \u003ci\u003eJubilee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eA lovely hymn to the woods and the men and women who worked there during the Second World War' \u003cb\u003eLissa Evans, author of \u003ci\u003eTheir Finest Hour\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The   deeply profound effects of war quietly resonate through Sarah   Franklin's gentle but delightful debut. Filled with characters armed   with little more than their steadfast resolve and plucky humour, \u003ci\u003eShelter \u003c\/i\u003ecasts   a light on the often forgotten work of the Women's Timber Corps and   presents it with charm and delicately refreshing warmth'\u003cb\u003e Jason Hewitt, author of \u003ci\u003eDevastation Road\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A brilliant book. Everyone should read it'\u003cb\u003e Alex Reeve, author of \u003ci\u003eHouse on Half Moon Street\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Such a treat . . . a super sense of place'\u003cb\u003e Rachael Beale, London Review Bookshop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Beautifully written . . . Authentic and honest'\u003cb\u003e Roger Deek, 'Reading the Forest'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An impressive debut'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e WhatCathyReadNext\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Fresh, moving and redemptive'\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eLiterary Sofa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the year's hottest debuts'\u003cb\u003e NetGalley, Book of the Month\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Evocative,   beautifully complex characters you grow to adore and a  grittiness  that  grounds you within its message of loss, hope and what  home really   means'\u003cb\u003e Goodreads 5* review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'The book is really fantastic. 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