{"product_id":"9780857526533","title":"Moon Road","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Sarah Leipciger\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 16 May 2024 by Transworld Publishers Ltd (Doubleday) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHardback | 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e224 x 142 x 34mm | 478g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Elizabeth Strout and Barbara Kingsolver: Beautifully observed portrait of marriage, divorce and reconciliation as an estranged couple go on a road trip to uncover a family mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Sarah Leipciger is a consummate storyteller' RACHEL JOYCE'Tough, tender, wonderful' JOANNA QUINN, author of The Whalebone Theatre'A sucker-punch of a novel' GRAZIA'Kathleen is a wonderful character, spiky and obstinate, but also vulnerable and big-hearted’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPINGIt’s irksome to her, how well she knows this man, how much he has changed and how exactly the same he is ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKathleen and Yannick have not spoken for nineteen years, not since what happened with their daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, there’s unexpected news from the other side of the country, and the call for a road trip they can only make together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs they rattle over two thousand miles in a pick-up, through forests, over mountains and into service stations, an alluring history reveals itself: of fierce love, complicated ex-wives and headstrong children, and of a unique bond that never really went away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs they drive, argue, gossip and reminisce, an unexpected future for this once estranged couple begins to emerge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMOON ROAD captures the wonder and grief of watching our children grow up; of recovering from long buried pain, and rediscovering those closest to us when we think we know all there is to know; and of learning to live and love in a completely new way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Delicately observed, forceful and moving, this story of love, family bonds and the agony of loss is utterly absorbing - and so beautifully written' LUCY ATKINS‘A beautifully imagined portrait…a melancholy, meditative and simply gorgeously written story about two people, and enduring love' WOMAN AND HOME‘A truly divine book, I loved both its simplicity and depth’ PRIMA book of the month'A road trip into the human heart. Generously alive' FRANCIS SPUFFORD'Fierce, tragic, lyrical. I just loved it' CLAIRE FULLER\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sarah Leipciger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56153770885445,"sku":"9780857526533","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9780857526533.jpg?v=1762272666","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9780857526533","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}