{"product_id":"leaving-the-world-9780099509684","title":"Leaving the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the night of her thirteenth birthday, Jane Howard made a vow to her warring parents - she would never get married and she would never have children. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut life, as Jane discovers, is a profoundly random business. Many years and many lives later, she is a professor in Boston, in love with a brilliant, erratic man named Theo. And then she falls pregnant. Motherhood turns out to be a great welcome surprise - but when a devastating turn of events tears her existence apart she has no choice but to flee all she knows and leave the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust when Jane has renounced life itself, the disappearance of a young girl pulls her back from the edge and into an obsessive search for personal redemption. Convinced that she knows more about the case than the police do, she is forced to make a decision - stay hidden or bring to light a shattering truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike Kennedy''s previous highly acclaimed novels, \u003ci\u003eLeaving the World, \u003c\/i\u003espeaks volumes about the dilemmas we face in trying\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDouglas Kennedy . . . is famous for two things: writing insightfully about women's lives, and crafting narratives so utterly gripping as to redefine the concept of unputdownable. In \u003ci\u003eLeaving the World, \u003c\/i\u003ehis ninth novel, these strengths combine to make an unforgettable reading experience . . . Don't get on a long-haul flight without it, I say * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eKennedy has pulled off another classy page-turner that engages, entertains and consoles . . . he once more delivers the message that whatever hole you dig for yourself, you're probably not alone * The Independent *\u003cbr\u003eAlmost invariably - and courageously - Douglas Kennedy chooses women for his central characters. They tend to be both stylish and troubled and, in Jane Howard's case... tried and tested by more than their fair share of tragedy ... the narrative zips along and has moments of great poignancy -- Elizabeth Buchan * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn emotionally intense and totally compelling read\u003c\/p\u003e * Woman \u0026amp; Home *\u003cbr\u003eHaving vowed at the age of 13 never to have children, years later Jane falls pregnant only to suffer a turn of events which compels to destroy her world.  Brilliant. 5 star review * Daily Mirror *","brand":"Cornerstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017520972119,"sku":"9780099509684","price":16.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099509684.jpg?v=1750773822","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/leaving-the-world-9780099509684","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}