{"product_id":"oz-bobbie-darbyshire-9781909077454","title":"Oz","description":"\u003cp\u003eMark Jonnson's life is a mess. He's been cheating on his wife, fears his marriage is over, but can't bear to leave his boistrous 7-year-old daughter, Matilda. Just when he thinks things can't get worse, his mother is killed in a road accident. Shocked and grieving, he decamps to her house, where he uncovers a secret that will turn his life upside-down and send him and his daughter on a whirlwind search for the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnother gripping read from the author of Truth Games and Love, Revenge \u0026amp; Buttered Scones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat a delight to find a novel that's both a page turner and a nuanced exploration of character. The tensions and subtleties of relationships of marriage and parenting across the decades are explored with delicacy, yet the story telling never falters, as a constantly evolving plot keeps you hooked until the last page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Sarah Rayner, author of One Moment, One Morning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOz touches on a tough and important subject that doesn't get enough coverage - the tremendous burden that children can be for those who don't want them or who have them at the wrong times in their lives. This is a theme that really comes out and reaches a marvellous crescendo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Chris Boyd, screenwriter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSwept me along with little to say but huge praise. I was riveted to every word.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Paul Lyons, author of The Eden Man\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthor biography\u003cp\u003eBobbie has worked as barmaid, mushroom picker, film extra, maths coach, cabinet minister's private secretary, care assistant and volunteer adult-literacy teacher, as well as in social research and government policy. She hosts a writers' group and lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBobbie's other novels include \u003cem\u003eTruth Games\u003c\/em\u003e with Cinnamon Press and two novels with Sandstone Press, \u003cem\u003eLove, Revenge and Buttered Scones, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Posthumous Adventures of Harry Whittaker.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bobbie Darbyshire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1909077453\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781909077454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cinnamon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.66d","brand":"Bobbie Darbyshire","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981278314751,"sku":"9781909077454","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4f8531b0-91b8-4391-bf75-193518e45b21.jpg?v=1683254648","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/oz-bobbie-darbyshire-9781909077454","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}