{"product_id":"the-love-child-amanda-brookfield-9781835614303","title":"The Love Child","description":"When Janine and Dougie fell in love they thought it would be for ever.\u003cp\u003eFifteen years later their relationship is well and truly over, their daughter Stevie their one remaining connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStevie is on the cusp of adulthood. At sixteen, she's not quite a child, but not quite grown up: a dangerous age. But it's only during a birthday celebration in Spain, when she gets too close to one of Dougie's best friends, that her parents realise just how dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith friendships shattered and trusts betrayed, Janine and Dougie - brought together in Stevie's moment of crisis - know they must see beyond the past if they're to secure their daughter's future. But even with such a lot at stake, can a relationship with so many complications ever have a future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for fans of Joanna Trollope and Anita Shreve, Amanda Brookfield's The Love Child is a profoundly moving story about the redeeming power of love.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat readers are saying about Amanda Brookfield: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Excellent characterisation, well written and pretty absorbing. \u003cstrong\u003eThis book has got me over my reading slump.\u003c\/strong\u003e I'm now off to buy more of her books. Highly recommend it you want a gentle read about family, friendship and finding yourself. Really enjoyed reading about all of the characters.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I could read it again, I read it so fast, I couldn't put it down.** Very well written**. I will definitely read more from this author in the future.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eBrilliant book\u003c\/strong\u003e - just when I thought I knew what was going to happen, another twist popped up - had me picking it up whenever I had the chance.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A great story, great characters, vivid, immediate, so 'real', and such compassion. \u003cstrong\u003eEvery bit a page turner\u003c\/strong\u003e as Brookfield so gets you into her people. If you like reading really well written real-life novels about your relationships, try this.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Amanda Brookfield: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An engaging, emotionally-charged and intriguing story' Michelle Gorman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amanda Brookfield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1835614302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781835614303\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 10\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 482\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 1.20d","brand":"Amanda Brookfield","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48088843321599,"sku":"9781835614303","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_778a1262-5620-480b-ab9f-106b6de76474.jpg?v=1769106854","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-love-child-amanda-brookfield-9781835614303","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}