{"product_id":"same-as-it-ever-was-9781399608237","title":"Same As It Ever Was","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''I FINISHED THIS WONDERFUL BOOK IN FLOODS OF TEARS'' JESSIE BURTON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''SUCH A PLEASURE'' CLARE CHAMBERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''WITTY AND INSIGHTFUL'' BONNIE GARMUS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt fifty-seven, Julia Ames finds herself with an improbably lovely life. She has a husband she loves, two happy children and a contented existence in the suburbs. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe''s unprepared, though, for what comes next: a surprise announcement from her straight-arrow son, a soon-to-be empty nest, and a seductive resurgence of the past - all of which threaten to derail Julia''s hard-earned peace. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWise, witty and deeply moving, this brilliantly observed domestic drama asks what it takes to make - and not to break - a family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A FAMILY SAGA TO SAVE AS A TREAT AND DEVOUR WHEN YOU SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING ELSE'' \u003ci\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''LOMBARDO IS THE NEW ANNE TYLER, WITH TEETH'' ERICKA WALLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A BIG AMERICAN NOVEL TO GET TOTALLY LOST IN'' CLAIRE POWELL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51138260599127,"sku":"9781399608237","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781399608237.jpg?v=1751918640","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/same-as-it-ever-was-9781399608237","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}