{"product_id":"another-mother-9780349013787","title":"Another Mother","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''An absolute belter of a page-turner'' HEAT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Kept me reading late into the night'' DAILY MAIL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Clever and compelling. I loved it'' JANE SHEMILT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuth''s going to risk everything to have her daughter''s baby...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRuth Furnival has built the life she always dreamed of: a stellar career in television, a lovely home, a lawyer husband and two grown-up daughters. But at 54, with an empty nest and the menopause behind her, she feels restless and dissatisfied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter multiple rounds of failed IVF, her elder daughter Lauren is told that the only way she and her husband can have a child of their own is through surrogacy. So when Ruth discovers that, with the right dose of hormones, she could carry their baby, they agree out of desperation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt first Ruth is buoyed by a new sense of purpose, but as her pregnancy progresses, long-buried events from the past resurface. Meanwhile Lauren can''t contain her corrosive envy. Isolated and alone, Ruth starts to unravel and what began as an act of altruism turns into one of atonement - for which she''s willing to risk everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A fantastic book club choice...compelling'' PRIMA\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A gripping read...for fans of \u003ci\u003eApple Tree Yard\u003c\/i\u003e'' COSMOPOLITAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Fast-paced and addictively compelling '' RACHEL JOYCE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''An absolute up-all-night compulsive read'' KATE HAMER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A gripping exploration of femininity and motherhood'' BEST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Previously published under the title \u003ci\u003eSurrogate \u003c\/i\u003ein hardback.*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth a thoughtful read exploring mother-daughter relationships, marriage and ageing, and \u003cb\u003ean absolute belter of a page-turner\u003c\/b\u003e. One to tell all your friends about -- Caroline Robb * Heat *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull of drama\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003eAs much about womanhood as it is about motherhood\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDark and twisty\u003c\/b\u003e -- Natasha Harding * The Sun *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fantastic book club choice, this will spark debate and discussions aplenty\u003c\/b\u003e. After multiple rounds of failed IVF, Lauren and her husband feel completely deflated, so when Lauren's 54-year-old mother, Ruth, offers to be a surrogate, it seems perfect. \u003cb\u003eCompelling\u003c\/b\u003e -- Nina Pottell * Prima *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e[A]\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003egripping exploration of femininity and motherhood\u003c\/b\u003e -- Deirdre O'Brien * Best *\u003cbr\u003eA darkly humorous, thoughtful and thought provoking novel, along with being \u003cb\u003ean absolute \"up all night\" compulsive read\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eI loved it\u003c\/b\u003e * Kate Hamer *\u003cbr\u003eUnsparingly probes to the messy heart of mother\/ daughter relationships. \u003cb\u003eClever and compelling. I loved it \u003c\/b\u003e * Jane Shemilt *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ebrilliantly structured, fast-paced and addictively compelling read\u003c\/b\u003e. I loved the ending most of all * Rachel Joyce *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoving and exciting and moral - immensely intelligent\u003c\/b\u003e * Tessa Hadley *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003evisceral and intimate \u003c\/b\u003estudy of the mechanics of womanhood, both physically and emotionally, which \u003cb\u003ewill leave you asking questions about yourself and how far love stretches\u003c\/b\u003e. I especially \u003cb\u003eloved the ending\u003c\/b\u003e * Araminta Hall *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating, compulsive and quietly transgressive novel that casts a keen, exacting eye over the dynamics of a family in extremis\u003c\/b\u003e * Jessica Moor, author of Keeper *\u003cbr\u003eThere is nowhere near enough writing out there about how women truly experience the conflicting marvels and challenges of living inside a female body, even less about the menopause. \u003cb\u003eTransgressive and gripping, this book reminds us that we disregard women over fifty at our peril\u003c\/b\u003e * Gabriel Weston *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA piercingly honest view of the flesh and blood of women's lives and the imperfect tangles of family relationships\u003c\/b\u003e. These real, believable and maddeningly blind characters make us feel for them more and more as the story gathers pace towards a \u003cb\u003ebrilliant heart-stopping conclusion\u003c\/b\u003e * Maggie Gee *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003egripping\u003c\/b\u003e read. I found it \u003cb\u003ehard to put down\u003c\/b\u003e. Addresses issues of self-identity and how it is shaped by our fertility, which as a woman, mother, and author researching and writing about women's fertility and bodies, I found\u003cb\u003e fascinating\u003c\/b\u003e * Dr Pragya Agarwal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCompulsively readable\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSurrogate \u003c\/i\u003etakes an interesting look at the complex and sometimes murky world of surrogacy and raises questions about issues to which there are no simple answers -- Mernie Gilmore * Daily Record *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47833035702615,"sku":"9780349013787","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349013787.jpg?v=1710341005","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/another-mother-9780349013787","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}