{"product_id":"growing-up-for-beginners-claire-calman-9781838895013","title":"Growing Up for Beginners","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A beautiful book, so compassionate... and ultimately very hopeful. I enjoyed it hugely.'\u003cem\u003eMarian Keyes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e'A clever, bittersweet, uplifting novel' Sophie Kinsella\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Writing with proper heart' \u003cem\u003eRachel Joyce\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt's not easy being a grown-up, but at 47, Eleanor hoped she'd be better at it by now...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When Eleanor waves her daughter off for a gap-year trip, she finds herself stuck as a satellite wife, spinning in faithful orbit around her domineering husband, with only her clever but judgmental father Conrad for comfort.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Andrew isn't mastering the art of growing up either. But when he finds his belongings dumped in bin bags on the drive, even he can see that his girlfriend is hinting he should move out. With no other options, he moves back in with his parents.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Backing onto their garden lives artist Cecilia, living in chaotic clutter and dreaming of her ex-lovers, still acting like a stroppy teenager at the age of 66.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour lives are drawn together by long-buried secrets of the past, and it is time for them all to grow up... before it's too late.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Claire Calman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1838895019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781838895013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boldwood Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 564\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Claire Calman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44126785503487,"sku":"9781838895013","price":41.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fe047c68-b2c0-4eab-a3ec-6a8a2bbf3f19.jpg?v=1687450154","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/growing-up-for-beginners-claire-calman-9781838895013","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}