{"product_id":"9780857308412","title":"Sunburn","description":"Author: Chloe Michelle Howarth\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780857308412\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Crime \u0026amp; Mystery Club\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Sep 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Shortlisted for the 2023 Nero Book Award for Debut Fiction**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt\u0026amp;#x27;s the early 1990s, and in the Irish village of Crossmore, Lucy feels out of place. Despite her fierce friendships, she\u0026amp;#x27;s always felt this way, and the conventional path of marriage and motherhood doesn\u0026amp;#x27;t appeal to her at all. Not even with handsome and doting Martin, her closest childhood friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucy begins to make sense of herself during a long hot summer, when a spark with her school friend Susannah escalates to an all-consuming infatuation, and, very quickly, to a desperate and devastating love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFearful of rejection from her small and conservative community, Lucy begins living a double life, hiding the most honest parts of herself in stolen moments with Susannah.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut with the end of school and the opportunity to leave Crossmore looming, Lucy must choose between two places, two people and two futures, each as terrifying as the other. But only one can offer her real happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunburn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eis an astute and tender portrayal of first love, adolescent anxiety and the realities of growing up in a small town where tradition holds people tightly in its grasp.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46814083776670,"sku":"ADS-9780857308412","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780857308412.jpg?v=1778334496","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780857308412","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}