{"product_id":"9781775541820","title":"The Leonard Girls","description":"Author: Deborah Challinor\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781775541820\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 08 Mar 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 418\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRowie's pro-war, her sister Jo's a protester. And they're both in Vietnam. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eThe compelling new novel from the bestselling author of\u003cem\u003e From the Ashes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1969, at the height of the Vietnam war, nurse Rowie Leonard is serving a 12-month tour of duty. She supports the war and is committed to caring for wounded New Zealand and Australian troops. After a few months, however, she realises that nothing at all about the conflict is as clear-cut as she'd assumed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer younger sister, Jo, is the opposite - a student at Auckland University, a folk singer and a fervent anti-war protestor. But when Jo falls for professional soldier Sam Apanui, home on leave to visit his ill father, she finds herself torn between her feelings and her convictions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the three of them grapple with love, loss, and the stresses and sorrows of war, each will be forced to confront and question everything they believed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Deborah Challinor:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Challinor is a good storyteller ... seamlessly joining fact and fiction and creating a convincing, atmospheric yarn' \u003cem\u003eBookseller and Publisher\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The perfect blend of fact and fiction'\u003cem\u003e NZ Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47240622702750,"sku":"HPC-9781775541820","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781775541820.jpg?v=1780360174","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781775541820","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}