{"product_id":"small-cruelties-terry-wainwright-9781725888807","title":"Small Cruelties: A gritty family saga of love, betrayal and the consequences of revenge.","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSmall Cruelties \u003c\/strong\u003e- A gritty family saga of love, betrayal and the consequences of revenge.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn unexpected pregnancy, a secret child, an unimaginable loss and a decision that will haunt her for the rest of her days ...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Portsmouth emerges from the shadow of WW2, young and innocent Rose meets charming womaniser Charlie and soon finds herself in the family way. Forced into a shotgun marriage by her meddling middle-class mother, Rose devotes her life to charismatic Charlie, binding him to her with her amazing cooking skills and ignoring his selfish ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Rose, like her mother before her, is governed by the need to \u003cem\u003ekeep up appearances\u003c\/em\u003e. So when her teenage daughter brings trouble to their door, a scandalised Rose cannot bear the shame. Whatever will the neighbours think? And, just when she thinks the storm is over, worse is to come, for Charlie has been hiding something - a family secret which threatens to rob Rose of everything she holds dear. Shaken to the core, Rose must make the biggest decision of her life....\u003c\/p\u003eA darkly comic family saga spanning 50 years, from post-war Britain to the turn of the new millennium, Small Cruelties chronicles the lives and loves of the irrepressible Symonds family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Terry Wainwright\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1725888807\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781725888807\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.66d","brand":"Terry Wainwright","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49165407322367,"sku":"9781725888807","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/small-cruelties-terry-wainwright-9781725888807","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}