{"product_id":"a-disappointing-child-ebook","title":"A Disappointing Child (EBOOK)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEBOOK. A PERSONAL MEMOIR \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; letter-spacing: .45pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\"A Disappointing Child\" is a poignant memoir that begins with Diana Hardie’s birth during an air raid in the last year of the First World War. Growing up in the East End of London, Diana navigates a childhood overshadowed by poverty and her mother's volatile outbursts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; letter-spacing: .45pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; letter-spacing: .45pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eWith evocative prose, Diana paints a vivid picture of a world in flux, where the optimism of the “swinging twenties” collides with the staid routines of the past.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; letter-spacing: .45pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; letter-spacing: .45pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eA scholarship to an exclusive school offers Diana the promise of a better life, but her hopes are dashed when her family decides to emigrate to Australia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; letter-spacing: .45pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; letter-spacing: .45pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eAfter years of struggling as unwanted “Pommies,” the family are finally deported. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; letter-spacing: .45pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; letter-spacing: .45pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eBack in the East End, Diana finds herself a job working in Fleet Street just in time for the Blitz of London.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; letter-spacing: .45pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; letter-spacing: .45pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eFrom the unforgiving Australian Outback to the bomb-ravaged streets of London, Diana's journey is one of unwavering resilience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Assistant; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; letter-spacing: .45pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; letter-spacing: .45pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\"A Disappointing Child\" is a testament to the human spirit's capacity to find light in the darkest places. With lyrical prose and raw honesty, Diana Hardie weaves a tale of family, love, and self-discovery that will resonate long after the last page is turned. A truly inspiring read.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Assistant; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; letter-spacing: .45pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHIS EBOOK WILL BE DELIVERED INSTANTLY by EMAIL by BOOKFUNNEL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Diana Hardie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46673409147163,"sku":"ebook-ADC","price":3.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/3861\/1739\/files\/ADisappointingChildebook.jpg?v=1698268303","url":"https:\/\/ussons.co.uk\/products\/a-disappointing-child-ebook","provider":"Ussons","version":"1.0","type":"link"}