{"product_id":"9780143566069","title":"Kindness of Your Nature","description":"Author: Olsson, Linda\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780143566069\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin NZ\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Oct 2011\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn unlikely friendship that is redeeming and healing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet on the desolate, moody coastline near Kawhia, this beautifully written and insightful novel paints a warm and sensitive portrait of the many forms love takes - the destructive, the forbidden and, ultimately, the healing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarion Flint lives alone on the wild west coast of New Zealand's North Island. One day she meets a small boy, Ika, on the empty, rugged beach, and an unlikely friendship begins between the Swedish doctor and the solemn child with webbed feet and a fear of being touched.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Marion's involvement with Ika deepens she is forced to revisit her own lonely childhood in Sweden, where neglect and a destructive home environment had deadly consequences. But Marion's most deeply buried hurt is that she had to lose the love of her life twice over.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Marion and Ika grow closer, both begin to learn that human closeness can heal as well as destroy, and when it looks like Ika might have to return to his dysfunctional family, Marion must fight for him to stay with her - for his sake and hers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso available as an eBook","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67451916714142,"sku":"UBD-9780143566069","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780143566069.jpg?v=1790835592","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780143566069","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}