{"product_id":"9781925324075","title":"The Ties That Bind","description":"Author: Landsman, Lexi\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781925324075\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE AUSTRALIA\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 30 May 2016\u003cbr\u003ePages: 448 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ties That Bind\u003c\/i\u003e is an emotionally riveting debut novel about the power of a mother's love and the bonds among family that, though severed, can never be fully broken.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ties That Bind\u003c\/i\u003e is an emotionally riveting debut novel about the power of a mother's love and the bonds among family that, though severed, can never be fully broken.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn opposite sides of the world, two lives are changed forever. One by the smallest bruise. The other by a devastating bushfire. And both by a shocking secret . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiami art curator Courtney Hamilton and her husband David live the perfect life until their ten-year-old son Matthew is diagnosed with leukaemia. He needs a bone-marrow transplant but, with Courtney being adopted, the chances of finding a match within his family are slim.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDesperate to find a donor, Courtney tracks the scattered details of her birth 15,000 kilometres away, to the remote town of Somerset in the Victorian bush. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile Jade Taylor wakes up in hospital in Somerset having survived the deadly bushfire that destroyed the family home and their beloved olive groves. Gone too are the landmarks that remind her of her mother, Asha, a woman whose repeated absences scarred her childhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Jade rallies her fractured family to rebuild their lives, Courtney arrives in the burnt countryside to search for her lost parents - but discovers far more . . .","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48307048808606,"sku":"UBD-9781925324075","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781925324075.jpg?v=1789982124","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781925324075","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}