{"product_id":"across-the-pond-and-between-julian-emberly-9798294456290","title":"Across the Pond and Between the Lines: A British Romance of Second Chances","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo men. One forgotten kiss. Twenty years of silence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Blake is a London newspaper editor who's built his life around sharp headlines and sharper defences. But when a career-destroying scandal knocks him off his perch, he does something wildly out of character-he accepts an invitation from an old university friend. One he hasn't seen since a single, ill-advised kiss beneath a starlit sky two decades ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeil Armstrong (yes, really) now runs a cosy, cluttered bookshop in Austin, Texas, a world away from the grey streets of London. He's content, mostly-but Richard's arrival cracks open a past Neil had carefully filed under \"What Might Have Been.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat begins as an awkward reunion soon becomes something deeper: a slow-burn rediscovery, fuelled by midnight confessions, cultural clashes, and the quiet courage it takes to ask, \u003ci\u003e\"What if we tried again?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet between rain-soaked London and the wide skies of Texas, \u003ci\u003eAcross the Pond and Between the Lines\u003c\/i\u003e is a tender, sharply observed story of love delayed, second chances, and the strange alchemy of coming home to someone, even after years apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of Patrick Gale, Beth O'Leary, or anyone who believes that it's never too late to rewrite your ending.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julian Emberly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798294456290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.78d","brand":"Julian Emberly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49169912660223,"sku":"9798294456290","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/across-the-pond-and-between-julian-emberly-9798294456290","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}