{"product_id":"the-scarlet-sisters-my-nannas-story-of-secrets-and-heartache-on-the-banks-of-the-river-thames-9780091959692","title":"The Scarlet Sisters: My Nanna's Story of Secrets and Heartache on the Banks of the River Thames","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Oh my goodness - another girl Mrs Swain!'\u003cbr\u003e Clara's normal iron composure broke and she screamed, 'No! That's not the bloody deal!'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd that is how my nanna, Bertha Swain, entered the world.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Helen Batten's marriage breaks down, she starts on a journey of discovery into her family's past and the mysteries surrounding her enigmatic nanna's early life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What she unearths is a tale of five feisty red heads struggling to climb out of poverty and find love through two world wars. It's a story full of surprises and scandal - a death in a workhouse, a son kept in a box, a shameful war record, a clandestine marriage and children taken far too soon. It's as if there is a family curse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But Helen also finds love, resilience and hope - crazy wagers, late night Charlestons and stolen kisses. As she unravels the story of Nanna and her scarlet sisters, Helen starts to break the spell of the past, and sees a way she might herself find love again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ebury Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780091959692\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 4.90w x 1.10d","brand":"Helen Batten","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43600364175541,"sku":"9780091959692","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7b284f3f-c566-49c5-9a5d-1ef8debd424a.jpg?v=1707208193","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-scarlet-sisters-my-nannas-story-of-secrets-and-heartache-on-the-banks-of-the-river-thames-9780091959692","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}