{"product_id":"wartime-with-the-tram-girls","title":"Wartime With The Tram Girls","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eAbsolutely loved this book\u003c\/b\u003e from start to finish, I \u003cb\u003ecouldn’t put it down\u003c\/b\u003e'' ☆☆☆☆☆ Reader Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhile the men are off fighting, the women keep the country moving…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuly 1914\u003c\/b\u003e: Britain is in turmoil as WW1 begins to change the world. 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