{"product_id":"hatties-home","title":"Mary Gibson: Hattie's Home [2018] paperback","description":"A passionate and heartwarming saga from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCUSTARD TARTS AND BROKEN HEARTS\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanuary 1947. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe war is over. But London is still a wasteland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter eight years in the ATS, \u003cb\u003eHattie Wright\u003c\/b\u003e returns to a \u003cb\u003eBermondsey she doesn't recognise\u003c\/b\u003e. With so few jobs, she reluctantly takes work at the \u003cb\u003eAlaska fur factory\u003c\/b\u003e - a place rife with \u003cb\u003epetty rivalries\u003c\/b\u003e that she vowed never to set foot in again. But while she was a rising star in the ATS, Hattie's work mates are \u003cb\u003eunforgiving\u003c\/b\u003e in her attempts to \u003cb\u003epromote herself up from the factory floor.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter journeying across the world to \u003cb\u003eAustralia\u003c\/b\u003e to marry her beloved, \u003cb\u003eClara\u003c\/b\u003e is \u003cb\u003ebetrayed\u003c\/b\u003e and returns \u003cb\u003epenniless, homeless\u003c\/b\u003e and trying to \u003cb\u003eraise a child in the face of prejudice\u003c\/b\u003e. While \u003cb\u003ewar widow, Lou\u003c\/b\u003e, has lost more than most in the war. Her daughter and parents were \u003cb\u003ekilled in an air raid bomb blast\u003c\/b\u003e and her surviving son, Ronnie, is fending for himself and getting into all kinds of trouble. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003elifelong friendship\u003c\/b\u003e these women forge while working in the fur factory will help them \u003cb\u003eovercome crippling grief and prejudice\u003c\/b\u003e in post-war Britain and to \u003cb\u003efind hope in tomorrow.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eHATTIE'S HOME\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Mary \u003cb\u003etransported me right into the heart of Bermondsey\u003c\/b\u003e and the \u003cb\u003edamage, heartache and devastation\u003c\/b\u003e the war had left behind. The sights, smells, wreckage, the poverty, it was all so real. Yet \u003cb\u003eeven in such dark times friendship and the community shines through\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eDash F, Netgalley reviewer\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'If you want \u003cb\u003ea real taste of East London life\u003c\/b\u003e before 1914, and \u003cb\u003ethe horrors\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eoccasional laughs\u003c\/b\u003e the times could bring - \u003cb\u003ethis is a must read\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eMark Ryes, Amazon reviewer\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This is \u003cb\u003ean absolute joy from start to finish\u003c\/b\u003e and it's clear that \u003cb\u003eMary Gibson has a passion for history and a good yarn!\u003c\/b\u003e I thoroughly enjoyed reading about the \u003cb\u003ereality of life for women\u003c\/b\u003e in the period leading up to the Great War \u003cb\u003ewithout the safety net of the Welfare State\u003c\/b\u003e to fall back on. \u003cb\u003eIt's one of the best historic fiction books I've read in a long time\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eHistory Geek, Amazon reviewer\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eGritty, heart-felt and very real.\u003c\/b\u003e Gibson really gives you a clear understanding of what life was like ... \u003cb\u003eIf you are a fan of Nadine Dorries you will love this\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eRachel, Amazon reviewer\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I found myself \u003cb\u003elaughing and crying along with the characters\u003c\/b\u003e, in my opinion certainly worth \u003cb\u003e5 stars!\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eShelley, Amazon reviewer\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gibson, Mary","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44825005130018,"sku":"9781784973391","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/gibson-mary-mary-gibson-hattie-s-home-2018-paperback-9781784973391-1141265060.jpg?v=1740606072","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/hatties-home","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}