{"product_id":"9781857028126","title":"A Celibate Season","description":"Author: Carol Shields\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781857028126\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Sep 2000\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an original collaboration two award-winning authors, Carol Shields and Blanche Howard, have written an immensely enjoyable novel which give us both sides of a story about the breakdown of traditional roles, rules and communication in a marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA CELIBATE SEASON is the story of a married couple, Jocelyn and Charles, (Jock and Chas) and their self-imposed separation of ten months when Jock accepts a job in a city more than three thousand miles away from her family. As \"breadwinner\" and suddenly \"single\" again Jock is confronted with local politics, loneliness and advances from the opposite sex. Meanwhile back at home, Chas, an unemployed architect, is now a \"single parent\" who has to reacquaint himself with his teenage children, Mia and Greg, learn to run a household and shift his career priorities. Throw in an attractive young housekeeper, a mother-in-law who enjoys her wine, a touch of teenage angst, some unexpected home renovations and a disastrous Christmas dinner and you have modern family life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47239742652574,"sku":"HPC-9781857028126","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781857028126.jpg?v=1780359632","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781857028126","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}