{"product_id":"9781399820431","title":"Broken Country","description":"Author: Clare Leslie Hall\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781399820431\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: John Murray\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Mar 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e?*****\u003cb\u003eAMAZON'S BOOK OF THE YEAR??\u003c\/b\u003e?*****\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eINSTANT \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eREESE WITHERSPOON'S BOOK CLUB PICK \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFEARNE COTTON'S HAPPY PLACE BOOK CLUB PICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An unforgettable story of love, loss, and the choices that shape our lives . . . but it's also a masterfully crafted mystery that will keep you guessing until the very last page. Seriously, that ending?! I did not see it coming'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eREESE WITHERSPOON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'This story of a love affair is so addictive it could be at home with the thrillers . . . A simmering book of secrets, scandal and devastating consequences' \u003ci\u003eThe i\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I defy you not to be in tears by the end of this book' HARRIET TYCE, author of \u003ci\u003eWitch Trial\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Excellent . . . a vivid, forceful love story which plays out at the pace of a thriller' \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'In this surprising romantic novel, there are decisions to be made that are heartbreaking and real, yet amid the gentle pastoral setting . . . it has all the pace of a literary thriller. A dazzling debut' \u003ci\u003eWoman and Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Beautiful . . . So moving on the subject of how a tiny decision can have cataclysmic consequences' \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEveryone in the village said nothing good would come of Gabriel's return. And as Beth looks at the man she loves on trial for murder, she can't help thinking they were right. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeth was seventeen when she first met Gabriel. Over that heady, intense summer, he made her think and feel and see differently. She thought it was the start of her great love story. When Gabriel left to become the person his mother expected him to be, she was broken.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt was Frank who picked up the pieces and together they built a home very different from the one she'd imagined with Gabriel. Watching her husband and son, she remembered feeling so sure that, after everything, this was the life she was supposed to be leading. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Gabriel comes back, all Beth's certainty about who she is and what she wants crumbles. Even after ten years, their connection is instant. She knows it's wrong and she knows people could get hurt. But how can she resist a second chance at first love? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA love story with the pulse of a thriller, \u003ci\u003eBroken Country\u003c\/i\u003e is a heart-pounding novel of impossible choices and devastating consequences.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Lyrical, brutal and passionate. I devoured it'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMIRANDA COWLEY HELLER, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Paper Palace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Evocative, sensitive and compelling . . . F\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eires directly at the heart and hits the mark'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDELIA OWENS, author of \u003ci\u003eWhere the Crawdads Sing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Broke my heart then mended it again. An epic, tort\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46713715228830,"sku":"ADS-9781399820431","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781399820431.jpg?v=1776039136","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781399820431","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}