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Lyrical and captivating’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Radiant, absorbing, sensual’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Joanna Quinn, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Whalebone Theatre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Beautiful’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Sophie Elmhirst, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMaurice and Maralyn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom Megan Hunter, author of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe End We Start From -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003enow a major film starring Jodie Comer - and taking inspiration from the influential Bloomsbury Group,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDays of Light\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a sweeping, gorgeous story for fans of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMothering Sunday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Hours\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEaster Sunday, 1938. Ivy is nineteen and ready for her life to finally begin. In the idyllic Sussex countryside, her sprawling, bohemian family and their friends gather for lunch, awaiting the arrival of a longed-for guest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is a single, enchanted afternoon that ends in tragedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDays later, at a funeral, Ivy is kissed by the man she will marry, and grieves with the woman who will become the love of her life. 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Wielding tremendous emotional power, it is a novel that is both raw and reverent’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Hannah Kent, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBurial Rites\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Megan Hunter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61646932869450,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1037\/5256\/5066\/files\/81ebJHgX0VL._SL1500.jpg?v=1776514243"},{"product_id":"the-sisterhood-rules-hardback","title":"The Sisterhood Rules (Hardback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'With her renowned clever wit and masterful (mistress-ful) wordplay, Lette delights us all yet again. 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