{"product_id":"life-before-9781760529314","title":"Life Before","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe knew she should talk to him. But what could she say? Once there had been blame to apportion, rage to hurl. Now she no longer had a sense of that. Who knew what the facts of them being here together like this meant. What was she to make of the situation? Scott lying unconscious here in this bed, unknown to her in almost every way. She a wife, a mother, but in her mind no longer a sister. Not a sister for a very long time now.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLori Spyker is taking her kids to school one unremarkable day when a policeman delivers the news that her brother, Scott Green, has been injured and hospitalised following a hit and run.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLori hasn't seen Scott in decades. She appears to be his only contact. Should she take responsibility for him? \u003ci\u003eCan \u003c\/i\u003eshe? And, if she does, how will she tell her own family about her hidden history, kept secret for so long?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty years before, when she and Scott were teenagers, their lives and futures, and those of their family, had been torn to shreds. Now, as Lori tries to piece together her brother's present, she is forced to confront their shared past-and the terrible and devastating truth buried there that had driven them so far apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompassionate, wise and shocking, \u003ci\u003eLife Before\u003c\/i\u003e tells the gripping story of an ordinary family caught in a terrible situation. What if the worst thing you can imagine isn't the worst thing to happen? How do you go on? And what steps will you take to protect yourself from further pain?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The characters and voice are stunning, and such tension! I was holding my breath, and that doesn't happen often.' - Toni Jordan, author of \u003ci\u003eAddition\u003c\/i\u003e and T\u003ci\u003ehe Fragments \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'...an unputdownable read that keeps you guessing, and thinking for a long time after about its haunting themes.' - Ann Turner, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Swimmer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOut of the Ice \u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49411562307927,"sku":"9781760529314","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781760529314.jpg?v=1730514004","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/life-before-9781760529314","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}