{"product_id":"well-this-is-awkward-esther-walker-9781835012581","title":"Well, This Is Awkward: The Hilarious and Uplifting Debut Novel about Finding a Family When You Least Expect It - Perfect Summer Holiday Reading. 'Bril","description":"\u003cb\u003eMairéad, a child-free talent agency head, has her orderly life upended when her estranged sister's daughter comes to stay after a mysterious accident. What begins as a temporary arrangement soon throws everything into question.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eI adored this lovely debut about an off-grid child and her sophisticated urban aunt'\u003c\/b\u003e Wendy Holden, \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Warm and funny, what a joy!'\u003c\/b\u003e Jessica Stanley, author of \u003ci\u003eConsider Yourself Kissed\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sharp and funny and full of quirk and heart'\u003c\/b\u003e Francesca Segal \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Superb. Brilliant. I adored it... Esther Walker is smart and so funny'\u003c\/b\u003e Georgia Toffolo \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It's a page-turner'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMairéad is single, child-free and head of a successful influencer talent agency. The young people at work may be mean to her, she hasn't seen her only sister for nine years and she's one bad date away from giving up on men completely - but other than that, she's got life sorted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil Sunshine shows up. When her militant, off-grid sister has a mysterious accident, Mairéad's inscrutable niece comes to stay, turning life upside down. It's just for a couple of weeks - surely Mairéad can manage that? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Sunshine makes her look at every single aspect of her life with different eyes. And Mairéad's afraid nothing will be the same again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Walker offers smart, peppy humour and good comic characters who power her tale along with brio\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Esther Walker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1835012582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781835012581\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bedford Square Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs","brand":"Esther Walker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49096642068735,"sku":"9781835012581","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/well-this-is-awkward-esther-walker-9781835012581","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}