{"product_id":"walnut-tree-pb-paperback","title":"Walnut Tree PB - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Todd\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You're going to love Todd.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Stephen King, \u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe critically acclaimed creator of the Inspector Ian Rutledge and battlefield nurse Bess Crawford mystery series, Charles Todd now offers readers a bittersweet love story and romantic mystery that unfolds at Christmas during the dangerous opening days of World War I. \u003cem\u003eThe Walnut Tree\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable story of a woman who puts herself in the line of fire for the sake of wounded soldiers and falls deeply in love with a man who may be forbidden to her. For anyone who has fallen under the spell of \u003cem\u003eDownton Abbey\u003c\/em\u003e, and for all the fans of the British-set mysteries of Elizabeth George, Anne Perry, Ruth Rendell, Martha Grimes, and Jacqueline Winspear, \u003cem\u003eThe Walnut Tree\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of \u003cem\u003eDownton\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eAbbey\u003c\/em\u003e comes this bittersweet love story, set at Christmas during the opening days of World War I\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1914, while in Paris visiting her friend Madeleine, Lady Elspeth Douglas's life is thrown into chaos when the Germans quickly overrun Belgium. Made-leine's brother Alain, leaving to join his regiment, has just proposed, and Elspeth sets out for England to tell her family. Instead, she finds herself trapped in the fighting along the French coast, shelled by the enemy. To her rescue comes Captain Peter Gilchrist. But before they can say good-bye, Elspeth and Peter are separated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSafely in London, Elspeth is haunted by the horrors she wit-nessed in France. And she cannot forget the gallant Peter Gilchrist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbandoning her aristocratic world, Elspeth trains as a nurse and returns to France. There, she finds the man she has no right to love, and amid the ferocity and uncertainty of battle, she must decide whether to follow her heart or her duty--or will a cruel war take both men from her?\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 7.99 x 5.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42744762236991,"sku":"9780062236876","price":15.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2b15039a14ba4da5ca025c2cd04d3c49.webp?v=1765169359","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/walnut-tree-pb-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}