{"product_id":"i-wish-i-could-say-i-was-sorry-9780993092220","title":"I Wish I Could Say I Was Sorry","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe travel author recalls a 1950s childhood in post-war London's every shade of grey and the splendours of Africa as, with her glamorous mother and father, Susie boards a ship bound for exotic, technicolor Kenya. There Susie's life disintegrates at break-neck speed into a web of jealousy, rejection and casual cruelty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A Child Called 'It' meets Out of Africa in this stunning memoir of a woman's 1950s childhood in Kenya. Filled with candid humor and insights, this authentic tale captures one woman's incredible coming-of-age journey.\" BookBub \"Susie wins my 'best book of the year' without hesitation for the quality of her writing and the honesty and truth which makes it such a great read. Had me gripped from the first page and left me feeling quite emotional at the end. I highly recommend I Wish I Could Say I Was Sorry and happily award a rare five out of five stars.\" The Writing Desk \"A dysfunctional families true story that had me shedding real tears in some places and laughing out loud in other places as I read. A marvellous book.\" US reader \"Great, engaging, memoir. Funny and very sad at times.\" US reader \"Spellbinding. I didn't want to put it down.\" US reader \"I am blown away by such talent. Fabulous, the kind of book where you can't wait to drop everything and get back to reading.\" US reader \"This memoir kept me up. I could not stop reading this. An almost idyllic early girlhood that becomes more and more dysfunctional. What a story!\" US reader\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrologue    Chapter 1 - Hanworth  Chapter   2 - Kenya Castle    Chapter 3 - Nairobi    Chapter 4 - The Anniversary Clock    Chapter 5 - Gertrude's Garden    Chapter 6 - Clapham Junction    Chapter 7 - The Surrey Hills    Chapter 8 - Holidays    Chapter 9 - Homesick    Chapter 10 - Darned Darning    Chapter 11 - Homeward Bound    Chapter 12 - Changing Schools   Chapter 13 - Home Truth    Chapter 14 - The Day Of Eggs    Chapter 15 - Machakos    Chapter 16 - Cinderella    Chapter 17 - Mummy    Chapter 18 - A Working Woman    Chapter 19 - Moving Out and On    Chapter 20 - Mary's Hall    Chapter 21 - Riverside    Chapter 22 - A Rock and a Hard Place    Chapter 23 - La Suocera    Chapter 24 - Quella la!    Chapter 25 - The Blessing    Chapter 26 - Motherhood    Chapter 27 - Hertfordshire    Chapter 28 - Smoked Salmon and Lambrusco    Chapter 29 - Endgame    Chapter 30 - Final Curtain    Epilogue    Photographs    Acknowledgements","brand":"Blackbird Digital Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768932237655,"sku":"9780993092220","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780993092220.jpg?v=1758719059","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/i-wish-i-could-say-i-was-sorry-9780993092220","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}