{"product_id":"the-weekend-sue-smith-9781760629205","title":"The Weekend","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'I've envied you all so much because you could live all the parts of your lives. I think I've... I think I've lived a kind of half life.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLifelong friends Jude, Wendy and Adele convene at their late friend Sylvie's beach house to pack up her belongings over Christmas break. The house is falling apart, and frankly, so are they. The senile Finn, Wendy's beloved dog, stumbles around after them. Now condemned to the 'crone years' of their lives, Jude was once a prominent restaurateur, Wendy a celebrated academic and Adele a high-profile actor. Wendy is widowed, Jude is casually single, and Adele's partner Liz just kicked her out. With the recent loss of Sylvie to ovarian cancer, the spectre of death joins them for the weekend - along with many belly laughs, tears, and terrible cocktail ideas. The Christmas heat is no competition: their friendship will always burn warmer. And as the waves break upon the shore, so do many secrets they've long hidden in the deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdapted from the award-winning novel by Charlotte Wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Shines and never flags; an entertaining and moving meditation on friendship and the challenges of women ageing gracefully and purposefully' - \u003cem\u003eTheatre Travels\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A thrilling representation of the heartbreaking mess of living' - \u003cem\u003eThe Saturday Paper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sue Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1760629200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781760629205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Currency Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.39w x 0.17d","brand":"Sue Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47136507855103,"sku":"9781760629205","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c120ad07-b139-444b-a57b-a0f996a40217.jpg?v=1755023558","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-weekend-sue-smith-9781760629205","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}