{"product_id":"the-throwaway-children-9781784970031","title":"The Throwaway Children","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGritty, heartrending and unputdownable - the story of two sisters sent first to an English, then an Australian orphanage in the aftermath of World War II. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRita and Rosie Stevens are only nine and five years old when \u003cb\u003etheir widowed mother marries a violent bully\u003c\/b\u003e called Jimmy Randall and has a baby boy by him. Under pressure from her new husband, \u003cb\u003eshe is persuaded to send the girls to an orphanage\u003c\/b\u003e - not knowing that the papers she has signed will entitle them to do what they like with the children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd it is not long before the powers that be \u003cb\u003edecide to send a consignment of orphans to their sister institution in Australia\u003c\/b\u003e. Among them - without their family's consent or knowledge - are \u003cb\u003eRita and Rosie, the throwaway children\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003ci\u003eTHE THROWAWAY CHILDREN\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eI haven't felt so immersed in a book in a very long time\u003c\/b\u003e and have recommended to just about everyone' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eHeart wrenching\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A \u003cb\u003etruly powerful\u003c\/b\u003e book'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Head of Zeus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781784970031\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 1.40d","brand":"Diney Costeloe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44174469890229,"sku":"9781784970031","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_64e40b45-cca4-42ff-a551-966c508658bb.jpg?v=1716301645","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-throwaway-children-9781784970031","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}