{"product_id":"9780008799441","title":"Lake Effect","description":"Author: Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780008799441\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 17 Mar 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Sparkling… a joyful classic in the making' JENNY JACKSON, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003ePineapple Street\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I could not put it down!' SHELBY VAN PELT, author of \u003cem\u003eRemarkably Bright Creatures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s 1977 and an air of restlessness has settled on the residents of Cambridge Road in Rochester, New York. When Nina Larkin is given a copy of \u003cem\u003eThe Joy of Sex\u003c\/em\u003e by her newly divorced friend, she can no longer dismiss the nearly non-existent intimacy of her marriage. Just as her oldest child, Clara, is falling in love for the first time, Nina finds herself longing for the forbidden: a midlife awakening. An intoxicating fling with a neighbour brings Nina a freedom she never thought possible—but also risks the reputations of both families and unravels Clara’s world, just as she stands on the threshold of adulthood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears later Clara, now a successful food stylist in New York City, has never been able to move past the long-ago scandal. Drawn back home by the pull of a family wedding and wrestling with her own demons, she makes a pivotal decision that turns her life upside down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s signature humour and insight, LAKE EFFECT is a wise and probing look at love and desire, mothers and daughters, loss and grief, and what we owe the people we love most.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46665366601886,"sku":"HPC-9780008799441","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780008799441.jpg?v=1775102417","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780008799441","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}