{"product_id":"the-way-we-are-now-julie-houston-9781835610367","title":"The Way We Are Now","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst love, long-hidden secrets and second chances.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnna Piasecki thought she had left her university heartbreak behind. After spending decades building a successful life, she arrives at sixty with everything as she wants it - a glittering career, a devoted partner and brightest star of all, her brilliant son Noah, the apple of her eye.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheo Mandeville is trapped. Bound by aristocratic duty to his sprawling Yorkshire estate, he has spent decades living the life that was expected of him while regretting the star-crossed romance he walked away from.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen their children meet at college, Anna and Theo suddenly find their carefully constructed lives colliding. With a devastating forty-year-old secret hanging over them, can their families survive the truth and do they dare to trust that fate has other plans for them?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReaders love Julie Houston: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'Sometimes a book just grabs you and takes you along for the ride and this did that, it was a book I just needed to read it made me feel joyful, I laughed so much, it was also heartwarming and a story of second chances. A book that would definitely get you out of a reading slump.'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'An absolute roller coaster emotional ride. Ms Houston is a master in crafting well-drawn, complex characters. The family relationships and situations really resonate. In turns, laugh-out-loud funny, heart-wrenching, and warm.'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'Great story telling, wonderful characters and warm humour. I absolutely love Julie's books, I've read every single one and I've adored them all. I couldn't put it down.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julie Houston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1835610366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781835610367\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 09\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.94d","brand":"Julie Houston","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097587458303,"sku":"9781835610367","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-way-we-are-now-julie-houston-9781835610367","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}