{"product_id":"9781736795477","title":"Reading Jane","description":"Author: Susannah Kennedy\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781736795477\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Sibylline Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Jan 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 250 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping memoir that shows what freedom looks like when we choose to examine the uncomfortable past\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJane is to the world a charismatic personality  opinionated, an inner-city teacher and public activist, a lover of Italy, proud and successful  who thrives on a carefully crafted life narrative. Susannah, her beautiful only daughter and her intended protege, senses the stricter, darker truth, and fights to resist the control imposed on her by her mother's narcissistic tale, especially as Susannah becomes a mother herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then Jane at 75, healthy and fit, chooses suicide, leaving her daughter with grief and the unwelcome gift of 45 years of hidden diaries. Daring to \"read\" Jane after her death is like unlatching Pandora's Box. For a year, Susannah twists and turns to the truths she uncovers, comparing what she remembers with what her mother put down in words. As Susannah Kennedy re-lives her life through her mother's eyes, she grapples with the ties between mothers and daughters and the choices parents make.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47924779155614,"sku":"ING-9781736795477","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781736795477.jpg?v=1782953277","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781736795477","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}