{"product_id":"9780646718279","title":"The One Remaining","description":"Author: Paula McLean\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780646718279\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bakers Lane Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Oct 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHilary Mason is thirteen when her sister Elaine disappears. She fears someone close to the family is involved but represses her suspicions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an adult, Hilary becomes a successful novelist. In her fifties, she comes upon a stack of her old diaries, which document the trauma she's endured. She decides she is ready to face the hidden backstory of her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe embarks on writing a memoir, Hilary's Story, which will take her through her worst years and her best years, through courage and endurance, through friendship and great love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe One Remaining\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating story of overcoming loss, finding the courage to trust those who believe in us, and the self-healing power of writing our stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe One Remaining\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a wise, beautiful and moving novel about the whole of a woman's life. I lived with the main character Hilary through her griefs, suffering and great joys. I cried as I read, then I wiped my eyes and smiled. McLean shows us how surviving loss and trauma is not linear or clear, but gives a depth and richness to life nonetheless.'  Sophie Gee,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Books \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003epodcast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46798822113438,"sku":"ADS-9780646718279","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780646718279.jpg?v=1778120181","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780646718279","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}