{"product_id":"the-scousers-9781644560877","title":"The Scousers","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne Liverpool family's struggle to survive the Second World War, as the city was flattened by German bombers, and the men were far away at sea fighting to save England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSisters Eileen, Lucy and Nell and their brothers Tom and Jack found love and built families at the close of the 1930s. The nation lived in dread that war would break out in Europe again. After the King's speech Britain transformed itself to a wartime footing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Whitney served in the Merchant Navy, and young Jack stole his brother's identity to also go enlist. As they trained, the war remained far off from Tom's wife Gladys and her new baby. A massive evacuation sent thousands of children off to Wales. Lucy and her sisters decided to keep their kids home in Liverpool with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGermany's Blitz rained bombs down on the city in an effort to destroy the port. Neighborhoods near the waterfront were flattened. Lucy's house was bombed, and so was Gladys' with her and her three children stuck beneath the rubble.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo matter, they moved to another house farther inland. The times were desperate with little food, diphtheria outbreaks, and scores of helpless children died. Plus, every night the Gerries sent more than a hundred bombers to destroy what remained of Liverpool.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe war raged for six years across multiple oceans for the Whitney brothers, and Tom captured many battle photos with his little Brownie camera.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the war ended, dire poverty remained the greatest obstacle to survival. The Scouser kids schemed to make it through and better themselves, and the families survived to tell the tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indies United Publishing House LLC.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644560877\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Doreen Margaret Doyle, Joe Giambrone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42589531177141,"sku":"9781644560877","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c4e68229-6b0e-44c6-bfa4-7aa7cd213e59.jpg?v=1673326552","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-scousers-9781644560877","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}