{"product_id":"iron-necklace-by-giles-waterfield","title":"Iron Necklace by Giles Waterfield","description":"As the guests filled the church, you could hardly imagine a mere two families could have so many friends, but the ushers were well prepared. English on the left, Germans on the right. Like two armies. That was the principle, but there were so many more English that after a while the ushers put the bride's friends on the bridegroom's side. 'Let's invade Germany,' the English ushers muttered to one another, amused. London, 1920. The society wedding of Thomas, an idealistic German architect, and Irene, an English artist, brings together the Curtius and Benson families. The couple leave for their honeymoon and Irene settles, with some difficulty, into married life in Berlin, leaving her younger siblings Mark and Sophia behind. But their new lives are soon shattered by the outbreak of war in Europe. While Irene struggles to survive wartime conditions in a country that is not her own, Sophia confronts the war directly as a nurse on the Western Front, witnessing firsthand the horrific effects of battle. For Mark, a burgeoning career in the diplomatic service sees him moving between London, Washington and Copenhagen, all the while struggling to resolve the problems of his own identity. Against a backdrop of war and its aftermath relationships are tested, sacrifices are made and Irene and her siblings strive to find their place in an evolving world. The Iron Necklace is a sweeping exploration of loyalty, love and the personal toll of war which will delight readers of Kate Morton and Katherine Webb.","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44169610461258,"sku":"6995ap","price":10.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/6995ap.jpg?v=1788921062","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/iron-necklace-by-giles-waterfield","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}