{"product_id":"love-and-parrots-krysteen-dvoracek-9781764472104","title":"Love and Parrots: An uplifting novel about the courage to be seen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUNSEEN. UNCAGED. UNFOLDING.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwo women. One friendship. The year that set them free.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeena and Julie, 52-year-old mums, have been best friends since their Catholic schooldays growing up in rural Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeena thinks she's got her life sorted, happily married to Sean with two teenagers, Luke and Maddie. Then she finds out 14-year-old Luke is cutting himself. He tells her he's trans and desperate to go on hormone blockers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeena's determined to support Luke, but Sean thinks he's way too young to be making big decisions like that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulie's shrunk herself small to fly under the radar of her controlling husband Greg. To her surprise, she finds herself falling for a woman, Nicky. She breaks things off before they've even begun - but not before her adult son, David, sees their parting kiss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen David outs his mum to his dad all hell breaks loose. But can Julie escape Greg and her lifelong pattern of self-betrayal?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarm, compassionate and deeply human, this novel explores the many colours of love, second chances and what happens when we stop living for approval and start living our truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I read it in one day - yes one day! - because I was hooked and I was captivated.\" - Jamie Fiore Higgins, best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eBully Market\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A complex, deeply human story filled with heartbreaking moments and happy and enlightening moments masterfully interwoven.\" - Lucy Ochoa-Petit\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I love this book so much! It's deeply real and imbued with emotion.\" - Alice Pace, transfem sensitivity reader\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Krysteen Dvoracek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1764472101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781764472104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Transform Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Krysteen Dvoracek","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173023588607,"sku":"9781764472104","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/love-and-parrots-krysteen-dvoracek-9781764472104","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}