{"product_id":"falling-short-9781473669611","title":"Falling Short","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Funny, engaging and beautifully written'' M. L. Stedman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSometimes getting it wrong is the only way to get it right . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrances Pilgrim''s father went missing when she was five, and ever since all sorts of things have been going astray: car keys, promotions, a series of underwhelming and unsuitable boyfriends . . . Now here she is, thirty-bloody-nine, teaching Shakespeare to rowdy sixth formers and still losing things. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut she has a much more pressing problem. Her mother, whose odd behaviour Frances has long put down to eccentricity, is slowly yielding to Alzheimer''s, leaving Frances with some disturbing questions about her father''s disappearance, and the family history she''s always believed in. Frances could really do with someone to talk to. Ideally Jackson: fellow teacher, dedicated hedonist, erstwhile best friend. Only they haven''t spoken since that night last summer when things got complicated . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the new school year begi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA remarkable book: warm, moving and very funny\u003c\/b\u003e * Jess Kidd *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTaking up the mantle of acute, humane observation from Muriel Spark, \u003ci\u003eFalling Short\u003c\/i\u003e is funny, engaging and beautifully written. A really refreshing read\u003c\/b\u003e * M. L. Stedman *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739536863575,"sku":"9781473669611","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473669611.jpg?v=1720052529","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/falling-short-9781473669611","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}