{"product_id":"love-in-the-blitz-a-woman-in-a-world-turned-upside-down","title":"Love in the Blitz : A Woman in a World Turned Upside Down","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith the intimacy and wit of a Second World War Bridget Jones, Eileen Alexander offers a portal into life during the Blitz.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEileen Alexander fell in love amidst the falling of bombs, finding a quotation from poetry at every turn. Graduating from Cambridge in 1939, she had just been injured in a car crash (the man she had a soft spot for was driving) and had firm ambitions of studying further, making herself useful and absolutely not getting married.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHer letters offer a love story and a unique snapshot of the home front, as well as resurrecting the voice of a profoundly funny writer. 'I wonder what anyone would think if they suddenly came across my letters to you \u0026amp; started reading them in chronological order?' Eileen wrote in 1941. 'I think they'd say \"This girl never lived till she loved\" - and it would be true, darling.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eileen Alexander","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40327669743778,"sku":"9780008311247","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-375.png?v=1701880513","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/love-in-the-blitz-a-woman-in-a-world-turned-upside-down","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}