{"product_id":"9780007260942","title":"The Sunflower Forest","description":"Author: Torey Hayden\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780007260942\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Feb 2009\u003cbr\u003ePages: 464\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBestselling author Torey Hayden’s new novel poignantly tells of a daughter’s attempt to grow up in the shadow of her mother’s haunted past. Warm, melancholy and evocatively rendered this book captures the essence of a family touched by sadness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA haunting tale of a family who can't escape the consequences of their mother's tormented childhood. Hayden, a master storyteller, again turns her talent to fiction in this novel that combines a psychological thriller with a nuanced family drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLesley’s Hungarian mother Mara – charming, childlike, lovable – is traumatized by her adolescent Holocaust experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough her American husband and daughters try to live a normal life, Mara holds them thrall to her moods and quirks. Lesley struggles to understand, but dealing with Mara is a severe strain which sets her apart from her peers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Mara’s psychosis results in tragedy, Lesley goes to Wales in search of her mother’s remembered joy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150865449118,"sku":"HPC-9780007260942","price":19.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780007260942.jpg?v=1780273663","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780007260942","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}