{"product_id":"9781472257482","title":"Love Lane","description":"Author: Patrick Gale\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781472257482\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Headline\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 31 Mar 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'With \u003ci\u003eLove Lane\u003c\/i\u003e, Gale gets right to the secret joys and hidden heartbreaks of ordinary, flawed family life. A tender, delicately devastating novel' \u003ci\u003eSarah Waters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Love Lane\u003c\/i\u003e moved me greatly\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eThe novel has a great sweep, in its story, and in the richness and vividness of each of its character.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a book about secrets and lies, yet Gale has such an exact and elegant power as a storyteller that the experience of reading the novel is rousing.  I think it wonderful' \u003ci\u003eChristos Tsiolkas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eMiraculous, mischievous and quietly devastating\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove Lane\u003c\/i\u003e is the\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eirresistible story of five individuals, linked by the past and yet separated by the present. I have just fallen in love with a beautiful book\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRachel Joyce\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA reunion. A journey. A longing for a place called home...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen veteran Canadian wheat farmer, Harry Cane is obliged to sell up and sail home to an England transformed by two world wars, his arrival triggers unwelcome self-examination for the family he abandoned, and for whom he has never been more than a distant myth.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis daughter feels duty bound to take him in but is riven with doubt and ambushed by a long buried anger she has never before expressed. Harry's effect on the next generation is less predictable, and enables his granddaughter to deal with an unspeakable trauma, while her gentle husband  feels seen for who he truly is.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan Harry stay and make a new life before it's too late, or will he find himself cast out again, punished for having witnessed and understood too much?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLOVE LANE is a searing portrayal of escape and entrapment, and a powerful exploration of what home and family can really be.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e' \u003ci\u003eLove Lane\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a family, told beautifully and with deep understanding. There is no judgement here, only humanity. A joy and a lesson for our time\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnn Cleeves\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'An involving story of reconciliation, secrets and compromises, rich in emotional truth and evocative historical detail' \u003ci\u003eClare Chambers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e'I adored this book. Patrick Gale is one of the world's greatest storytellers. All the characters have unspoken truths. Hugely comforting and an absolute joy to read' \u003ci\u003eJoanna Cannon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat readers say about Patrick Gale:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The gift of Patrick Gale is to tell a story with such poise and grace of prose that you are wound deeply around every step of the unfolding tale' \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Gale is one of those skilled writers who makes you forget you're reading a book' \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088;\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Gale is","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47860674691230,"sku":"ADS-9781472257482","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781472257482.jpg?v=1781570121","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781472257482","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}