{"product_id":"9781835614303","title":"The Love Child : An emotional, page-turning book club pick from Amanda Brookfield","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Janine and Dougie fell in love they thought it would be for ever.Fifteen years later their relationship is well and truly over, their daughter Stevie their one remaining connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\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\n\n\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\n\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat readers are saying about Amanda Brookfield:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Excellent characterisation, well written and pretty absorbing. This book has got me over my reading slump. 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\n\n\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\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Brilliant book - 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\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A great story, great characters, vivid, immediate, so 'real', and such compassion. Every bit a page turner 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\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for Amanda Brookfield:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'An engaging, emotionally-charged and intriguing story' Michelle Gorman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'No one gets to the heart of human relationships quite so perceptively as Brookfield.' The Mirror\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Unputdownable. Perceptive. Poignant. I loved it.' bestselling author Patricia Scanlan on Before I Knew You\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'If Joanna Trollope is the queen of the Aga Saga, then Amanda Brookfield must be a strong contender for princess.' Oxford Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Boldwood Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49238424223971,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0764\/3758\/6147\/files\/9781835614303-1.jpg?v=1788413000","url":"https:\/\/usa.kinokuniya.com\/ja\/products\/9781835614303","provider":"Books Kinokuniya USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}