{"product_id":"fireweed-jill-paton-walsh-9781471401749","title":"Fireweed","description":"\u003cp\u003eA re-issue of a forgotten favourite, FIREWEED is an evocative and unflinching story of wartime survival for younger readers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBill is a fifteen-year-old runaway evacuee, and he's finding that surviving on the streets of London is pretty easy, thank you very much. He's fed by a local cafe owner, he earns some cash as a barrow-boy in Covent Garden, and sleeping in the Underground air-raid shelters is cosy - if a bit smelly. Things get more complicated for Bill with the arrival of Julie. She's a runaway too, and although she's a bit posh, she's just as determined as Bill to stay free of interfering parents and 'the social'. But although it's fun for a while to duck Jerry missiles and camp out in bombed-out houses, the reality of living through the Blitz quickly begins to set in. Winter is coming, and Bill and Julie will discover that playing at being grown-ups can be a very dangerous game....\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1969, and winner of the 1970's Book World Festival Award, FIREWEED evokes a time of tin Spitfires, powdered eggs, warm woollen mittens and reading by firelight. Perfect for readers young and old, this book is a beautifully written classic, full of adventure, heroism and British wartime courage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jill Paton Walsh","offers":[{"title":"As New","offer_id":46648750440691,"sku":"7770002733987","price":8.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781471401749.jpg?v=1737745718","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/fireweed-jill-paton-walsh-9781471401749","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}