{"product_id":"the-land-girls-a-novel-by-esther-malky-neiman","title":"The Land Girls a Novel by Esther Malky Neiman","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClara nodded her gratitude. “Thank you for listening to me and not—I don’t know—telling me to keep my chin up or something.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Of course, darling.” Becca stood up and gave Clara a hug. “I’ll go help Hetty prepare the table. In the meantime, go wash your face. We’ll see you soon, okay?” With that, Becca patted Clara on the shoulder and left the room.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClara sat still for another moment, savoring the feeling of being told what to do, along with the pat on her shoulder that encouraged her to actually do it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe missed her mother during times like these, and she couldn’t even ask for help by post. All her mother would do was worry, and what was the point in that? Just to spread the angst? No, Mrs. Herling had bigger things to worry about, Clara knew, so she let her mother continue thinking that all was well with her eldest daughter, the celebrated Land Girl.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ---\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClara:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Passionate and idealistic, she has signed up to be a Land Girl in the English countryside to do her bit for the war effort. Only…why is her important work not boosting her morale, as she’d hoped it would?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLena:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Clara’s sister, she tries to find her place in a family of war volunteers. But choosing a calling isn't all that simple…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJudith:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e As German refugees, she and her sister Lottie are working hard on Mrs. Wilson’s farm in Lincolnshire, while worrying about the fate of their family back home. Still, even while doing all they can to help on the British farms where they are billeted, they can’t seem to escape being taunted as “Jerries”…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautifully written historical novel set during WWII,\u003ci\u003e The Land Girls\u003c\/i\u003e paints a moving and realistic picture of England's home front, as it explores what the realities of war meant for young women at the time. The girls all yearn for the day their country will emerge victorious from this war, but in the meantime, each must reach deep within herself to attain her very own victories as well...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book was originally serialized in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHamodia\u003ci\u003e, under the title \u003c\/i\u003eLand Girls for the Win\u003ci\u003e. A sequel to \u003c\/i\u003eFollowing the Piper,\u003ci\u003e the book can also be enjoyed on its own.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Israel Bookshop Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47650943697061,"sku":"9798886733839","price":24.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0558\/8860\/9445\/files\/tlgcover.webp?v=1774385932","url":"https:\/\/www.israelbookshop.com\/products\/the-land-girls-a-novel-by-esther-malky-neiman","provider":"IsraelBookShop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}