{"product_id":"9780712354929","title":"The Home","description":"Author: Penelope Mortimer\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780712354929\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: British Library Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 14 Jun 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e... marvellous skill  a writer who can knock spots off most of her contemporaries.  The Guardian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tragi-comedy published in 1971 that looks at the experience of a woman escaping a broken marriage and trying to make a new home for grown-up children who no longer need her. Dealing with themes of abandonment, loneliness, liberation and love, Eleanor's emotional journey is often raw and dark, but at times funny and uplifting as she grapples with her newfound singledom under the critical eyes of her mother and mother-in-law, and the selfish attitudes of various suitors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfectly capturing the tone of the 70s, and the reality faced by so many women when forced to re-assess their roles as wife and mother. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46804339949726,"sku":"ADS-9780712354929","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780712354929.jpg?v=1778207377","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780712354929","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}