{"product_id":"a-terrible-kindness-9780571368310","title":"A Terrible Kindness","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*AN OBSERVER DEBUT OF 2022*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*AS FEATURED ON FRONT ROW*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Incredibly moving. Exquisitely crafted. \u003cb\u003eBONNIE GARMUS, author of\u003ci\u003e Lessons in Chemistry \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e''Moving... We were consumed by this story of healing and hope.'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWoman \u0026amp; Home\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e''A crescendo of pain and beauty that took my breath away. Brava!'' \u003cb\u003eMIRANDA COWLEY HELLER, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Paper Palace \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''I LOVE IT! Utterly and completely brilliant.'' \u003cb\u003eJOANNA CANNON, author of \u003ci\u003eA Tidy Ending\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''It''s a long time since I''ve read a debut novel that moved me so much.'' \u003cb\u003eRACHEL JOYCE, \u003ci\u003eMiss Benson''s Beetle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e''It''s utterly magnificent and had to pull car over twice to cry. Intricate cobweb of love, family and friendship, so delicately wrought. Beautiful. A masterclass in character.'' \u003cb\u003eVERONICA HENRY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen we go through something impossible, someone, or something, will help us, if we let them . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is October 1966 and William Lavery is having the night of his life at his first black-tie do. But, as the evening unfolds, news hits of a landslide at a coal mine. It has buried a school: Aberfan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam decides he must act, so he stands and volunteers to attend. It will be his first job as an embalmer, and it will be one he never forgets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis work that night will force him to think about the little boy he was, and the losses he has worked so hard to forget. But compassion can have surprising consequences, because - as William discovers - giving so much to others can sometimes help us heal ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***** ''One stunning read to remember.'' \u003cbr\u003e***** ''Beautifully written . . . I would recommend this book to all.''\u003cbr\u003e***** ''Utterly heartbreaking and uplifting . . .  I loved it.''\u003cbr\u003e***** ''Tremendous.''\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865128579415,"sku":"9780571368310","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780571368310.jpg?v=1722273669","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-terrible-kindness-9780571368310","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}