{"product_id":"9781761344039","title":"The Sparkle Pages","description":"Author: Bignell, Meg \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781761344039 \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd \u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2023 \u003cbr\u003ePages: 416 \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 32mm \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wonderfully original and heartfelt comic novel about one woman's mission to reignite the passion in her marriage - and rediscover herself.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBridget Jones\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eEleanor Oliphant\u003c\/i\u003e in the 'up-lit' debut of the year.\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Is marriage just a series of texts about where the children are and whether we need milk until one of you dies?'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSusannah Parks - wife, mother, cleaner of surfaces and runner of household - is a viola virtuoso. Except she hasn't picked up a viola for over a decade. She has, however, picked up a lot of Lego, socks, wet towels and other exhibits of mundanity. She has also picked up on the possibility that her husband has lost interest in her. (And frankly, she's not very interested in Susannah Parks either.) But this year, she has resolved to be \u003cu\u003every interesting\u003c\/u\u003e. Also thoughtful, useful, cheerful, relevant, self-sufficient, stylish, alluring and intelligent. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn her \u003ci\u003ehighly confidential\u003c\/i\u003e diary, Susannah documents the search for the elusive spark in her marriage, along with all the high and low notes of life with her four beloved children, with her free-spirited (and world famous) best friend Ria, and with Hugh, the man who fills her heart with burning passion and her washing pile with shirts.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAnd perhaps amid the chaos she might be brave enough to find the missing pieces of herself.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eWARNING- CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE, SEX SCENES AND FANTASIES ABOUT HUSBANDS UNPACKING THE DISHWASHER.\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the most highly anticipated Australian debuts of the year....there are funny, laugh-out-loud bits everywhere ... entertaining, emotional, full of lunatic charm' \u003c\/b\u003eBETTER READING","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45331547553950,"sku":"UBD-9781761344039","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781761344039.jpg?v=1744770988","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781761344039","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}