{"product_id":"the-love-child-9781835614280","title":"The Love Child","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Amanda Brookfield\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Boldwood Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Boldwood Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Women\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Janine and Dougie fell in love they thought it would be for ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifteen years later their relationship is well and truly over, their daughter Stevie their one remaining connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStevie is on the cusp of adulthood. At sixteen, she's not quite a child, but not quite grown up: a dangerous age. But it's only during a birthday celebration in Spain, when she gets too close to one of Dougie's best friends, that her parents realise just how dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith friendships shattered and trusts betrayed, Janine and Dougie - brought together in Stevie's moment of crisis - know they must see beyond the past if they're to secure their daughter's future. But even with such a lot at stake, can a relationship with so many complications ever have a future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for fans of Joanna Trollope and Anita Shreve, Amanda Brookfield's The Love Child is a profoundly moving story about the redeeming power of love.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat readers are saying about Amanda Brookfield: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Excellent characterisation, well written and pretty absorbing. \u003cstrong\u003eThis book has got me over my reading slump.\u003c\/strong\u003e I'm now off to buy more of her books. Highly recommend it you want a gentle read about family, friendship and finding yourself. Really enjoyed reading about all of the characters.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I could read it again, I read it so fast, I couldn't put it down.** Very well written**. I will definitely read more from this author in the future.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eBrilliant book\u003c\/strong\u003e - just when I thought I knew what was going to happen, another twist popped up - had me picking it up whenever I had the chance.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A great story, great characters, vivid, immediate, so 'real', and such compassion. \u003cstrong\u003eEvery bit a page turner\u003c\/strong\u003e as Brookfield so gets you into her people. If you like reading really well written real-life novels about your relationships, try this.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Amanda Brookfield: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An engaging, emotionally-charged and intriguing story' Michelle Gorman\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Boldwood Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45413198856343,"sku":"9781835614280","price":2279.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781835614280.webp?v=1768584389","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-love-child-9781835614280","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}