{"product_id":"bonds-of-friendship-paperback-1","title":"Bonds of Friendship - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEvelyn Hood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe continuation of Evelyn Hood's \u003cem\u003eThe Paisley Women\u003c\/em\u003e Scottish saga series. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill their friendship help them navigate difficult times?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaisley, Scotland 1775\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the midst of a street brawl, Margaret Knox first encounters Islay McInnes, a Highland girl struggling to support herself and her two cousins in the Paisley slums.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheir two lives are polar opposites. Islay, at sixteen, spins yarn to make ends meet whilst Margaret, wife to a surgeon and teacher at the pauper school, pursues charitable endeavours to ease the plight of those less fortunate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith the slums rife with illness and as the pox begins to spread Margaret seeing it as her Christian duty to help, persuades her friend Jamie Todd to allow Islay and her cousins to live above his weaving shop.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeanwhile Islay is torn when she receives a marriage proposal that would mean moving away from all she knows and cares for, especially Margaret. But when she falls for a man who doesn't seem to care for her at all, the consequences are disastrous.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan Islay stay in the new home she has grown to love and can Margaret hold together a family beset by conflict and illness?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe continuation of The Paisley Women saga series from Evelyn Hood, the original bestselling Scottish saga writer. Storytelling at its best'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreviously published in paperback as A Matter of Mischief\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR EVELYN HOOD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Scotland's Catherine Cookson' - \u003cem\u003eScots Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Hood is immaculate in her historical detail' - \u003cem\u003eScottish Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Quite simply, I couldn't put it down. A rich and rewarding read' - \u003cem\u003eEmma Blair\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Evelyn Hood has been called Scotland's Catherine Cookson. Unfair. She has her own distinctive voice' - \u003cem\u003eScots Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Touching, romantic and unforgettable' - \u003cem\u003eReader Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Love all her books' - \u003cem\u003eReader Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Evelyn Hood produces the best of stories' - \u003cem\u003eReader Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'I cannot put her books down' - \u003cem\u003eReader Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Love everything Evelyn Hood writes' - \u003cem\u003eReader Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Evelyn Hood is a fantastic writer, bringing the past to life and drawing you right into the story' - \u003cem\u003eReader Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 434\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52584166261043,"sku":"9781806002160","price":53.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/qpDvAYQL0c9781806002160.webp?v=1761580355","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/bonds-of-friendship-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}