{"product_id":"9781399608220","title":"Same As It Ever Was","description":"Author: Claire Lombardo\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781399608220\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Orion\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 25 Jun 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 512 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Witty and insightful. A powerful exploration of marriage, motherhood, and self'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBONNIE GARMUS, author of LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'It was such a pleasure to bury myself in this book, a literary novel of family life which moved and surprised me'\u003cb\u003e CLARE CHAMBERS, author of SMALL PLEASURES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Such a wonderful book . . . It absolutely floored me. What a joy to let a writer of such talent suffuse us with a life's worth of humour and pain, affection and mess' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJESSIE BURTON, author of THE MINIATURIST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A family saga to save as a treat and devour when you should be doing something else'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eINDEPENDENT \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt fifty-seven, Julia Ames has found herself with an improbably lovely life. Despite her inclination towards self-sabotage, she has a husband she loves, two happy children and a quiet, contented existence in the suburbs.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut, out of the blue, things begin to change.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer always well-behaved son is acting strangely. Her beloved but belligerent teenage daughter is about to depart for college.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd, in the local grocery store, Julia encounters a woman she hasn't seen for twenty years - a woman whose friendship was once both her lifeline and, very nearly, her downfall.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll of a sudden, Julia's peaceful family setup and her long, affection-filled marriage face imminent derailment from events both past and present.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author of \u003ci\u003eThe Most Fun We Ever Had\u003c\/i\u003e returns with another brilliantly observed family drama, which examines the complete and complicated trajectory of one woman's life and asks what it takes to make - and to not break - a family.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46449870340254,"sku":"ADS-9781399608220","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781399608220.jpg?v=1769572418","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781399608220","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}