{"product_id":"a-family-effort-ray-hobbs-9781636830681","title":"A Family Effort","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is 1940. In his hometown in Kent, retired Rear Admiral Arthur Clement and boatyard foreman Walter Gregory are impatient to make their contribution to their country's cause. In his frustration, Arthur has taken to training sea cadets. Meanwhile, his granddaughter Penny has joined the WRNS. Walter's son Wilfred is a leading seaman on convoy escort with the Royal Navy and, in Dekheila, Egypt, pilot Clive Newing learns that his ship HMS \u003cem\u003eGlorious\u003c\/em\u003e has orders to return to home waters and rejoin the Home Fleet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the invasion of Norway, the war is about to become infinitely more intense. Wilfred and Clive are each involved in the doomed Norway Campaign, at sea and in the air, whilst Penny undergoes training in Portsmouth as a telegraphist. Only Arthur and Walter are left fuming with impatience, but their country will soon have need of their skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of how members of this South Kent community contribute to their nation's defence during its most vulnerable time, and how, despite the demands of war, romance can still flourish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ray Hobbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1636830684\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636830681\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e WingSpan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d","brand":"Ray Hobbs","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49082865516799,"sku":"9781636830681","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-family-effort-ray-hobbs-9781636830681","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}