{"product_id":"crooked-heart-9780062364845","title":"Crooked Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Evans, Lissa\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e • Subject: Creative Writing, Fiction\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Noel Bostock--aged ten, no family--is evacuated from London to escape the Nazi bombardment, he lands in a suburb northwest of the city with Vera Sedge--a thirty-six-year-old widow drowning in debts and dependents. Always desperate for money, she's unscrupulous about how she gets it.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEccentrically educated and raised with a disdain for authority, Noel has little in common with other children, and even less with the impulsive Vee, who hurtles from one self-made crisis to the next. The war's provided unprecedented opportunities for making money, but what Vee needs is a cool head and the ability to make a plan. On her own, she's a disaster. With Noel, she's a team.\u003c\/p\u003eTogether, they cook up a scheme. . . .","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45091202171031,"sku":"9780062364845","price":1448.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780062364845.webp?v=1769203950","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/crooked-heart-9780062364845","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}