{"product_id":"9780091959692","title":"The Scarlet Sisters : My nanna's story of secrets and heartache on the banks of the River Thames by Helen Batten","description":"`Oh my goodness - another girl Mrs Swain!' Clara's normal iron composure broke and she screamed, `No! That's not the bloody deal!'And that is how my nanna, Bertha Swain, entered the world.   When 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.     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.     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\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56223099257205,"sku":"9780091959692","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780091959692.jpg?v=1762215550","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780091959692","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}