{"product_id":"9781474618533","title":"Breakdown","description":"Author: Cathy Sweeney\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781474618533\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Orion\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 27 May 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Riveting from the start'\u003ci\u003e IRISH INDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Thrillingly relatable' \u003ci\u003eHARPER'S BAZAAR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A vivid portrait of a woman adrift' \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMothers are not supposed to go on road trips . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut one winter morning in Dublin, an ordinary woman wakes up in her ordinary home, her husband next to her in bed, her teenage children sleeping nearby. And - without thinking much about it - walks out the front door and never comes back.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins a journey which will take her into service stations and shopping centres, hotel bars and hairdressers - and the beds of strange men.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil finally, forty-eight hours later, alone in a cottage in Wales, the woman faces up to what she has been ignoring inside herself, her family, modern society: signs of breakdown.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46375457915038,"sku":"ADS-9781474618533","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781474618533.jpg?v=1767671129","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781474618533","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}