{"product_id":"for-thems-return-richard-north-9781803690896","title":"For Them's Return: Northchurch Folk Who Survived the First World War","description":"\u003cp\u003eThough space may be dividing, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd seas may roll between, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKind thoughts are still abiding, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo keep fond memories green.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo take this thought in greeting, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith all its sweet goodwill, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd may our next glad meeting, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFind unchanged the old love still.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis poem, titled To the Absent One, was written over a hundred years ago and reflects the thoughts of most servicemen's families who were separated during the First World War. Much has been written about the servicemen who did not return from the war and whose names are recalled each year on Remembrance Day. Far less is known about the lives of those who did return home having served their country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the publication of \u003cem\u003eFor Them's Sake\u003c\/em\u003e in 2017, which told the stories of the servicemen named on the Northchurch War memorial in Hertfordshire, amateur historian Richard North now tells the stories of those who were sent off to war and returne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard North\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1803690895\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803690896\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Generation Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.84d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard North","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153845301503,"sku":"9781803690896","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b99dfecb-b329-4324-9b0c-8e156da747ca.jpg?v=1770786216","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/for-thems-return-richard-north-9781803690896","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}