{"product_id":"9781844087990","title":"Little Sister","description":"Author: Carol Birch\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781844087990\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 13 Sep 2011\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe's come to steal my thunder again, hasn't she. Dying, my foot. She's probably just being dramatic. Dying for dramatic effect. She would.'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCathy Wren, aged 37, lives alone in a small northern town, surviving on waitressing and piano teaching. She nurses her quiet drab life, keeping memories of a tumultuous earlier time at bay, until one stray remnant of that old life knocks on her front door. There, standing on her doorstep, in the rain, is Stephen, ex-boyfriend of her younger sister, Veronica Karen.  He's come with bad news about her sister and a dogged determination to find her, and he wants Cathy's help. Cathy, who hasn't spoken to Veronica Karen - that thorn in her side - for ten years,  is about to find herself on a weird and haphazard journey that turns into much more than a search for her little sister.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'It is in its delicate exploration of the murky ground between objective assessment for life and irrational affection for a person that the novel compels.' - TLS.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47924980777118,"sku":"ING-9781844087990","price":35.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781844087990.jpg?v=1782956860","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781844087990","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}