{"product_id":"9781472157997","title":"Birding","description":"Author: Rose Ruane\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781472157997\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Apr 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'If you're heading to a British seaside town this summer, the book you should take with you is Birding by Rose Ruane . . . Ruane is a marvellous writer whose prose glitters with perfect metaphors and wincingly caustic one-liners. In fact you should take this on holiday wherever you're going' Jonathan Coe, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I have GULPED this novel down . . . \u003ci\u003eBirding \u003c\/i\u003egave me everything I want in a novel, including a massive, cathartic cry at the end. Achingly poignant, yet ultimately hopeful, with a worn out seaside town I can see so clearly' Jennie Godfrey, author of \u003ci\u003eThe List of Suspicious Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA beautiful book full of stark truths . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLyrical and evocative, highly recommended' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvie King, author of \u003ci\u003eAshes to Admin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I've had my socks absolutely knocked off (again) by Rose Ruane's latest novel \u003ci\u003eBirding\u003c\/i\u003e. It made me rage, reflect, howl with laughing, worry and blub. Gentle, strong, important and hopeful. I am in awe and couldn't recommend it more highly' Jessica Fostekew, writer, actor and co-host of \u003ci\u003eThe Guilty Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the nineties, Lydia was one half of a teen pop group. Their image was sexy, edgy, girly yet 'in control'. The reality was very different. Now, thirty years later, with #MeToo revelations a daily reality, a famous ex-lover resurfaces with a slick, self-serving apology, demanding forgiveness. Suddenly, Lydia is overwhelmed with memories of a harmful time in her life that refuses to leave her in peace.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, Joyce has never left home and the suffocating grip of her mother, Betty. For decades their lives have intertwined, even wearing matching dresses and make-up, as they follow a rigid daily routine. A single misstep can send Betty spiralling, so Joyce stays inside the tracks. But something unfamiliar is rising inside Joyce - a whispered \u003ci\u003ewhat if . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgainst the faded backdrop of a once-grand seaside resort, Lydia and Joyce are trapped in worlds of their own making. But as they both confront their pasts - the toxic men, the forgotten dreams, the twisted expectations - fate is about to throw them together, as they wrestle with the question: Can we ever truly take flight on broken wings?","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46378760372382,"sku":"ADS-9781472157997","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781472157997.jpg?v=1767759427","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781472157997","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}