{"product_id":"at-the-table","title":"At the Table","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo Nicole and Jamie Maguire, their parents seem the ideal couple \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– a suburban double act, happily married for more than thirty years.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSo when Linda and Gerry announce that they've decided to separate, the news sends shockwaves through the siblings' lives, forcing them to confront their own expectations and desires. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardworking \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– and hard-drinking \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– Nicole pursues the ex she unceremoniously dumped six years ago, while people-pleasing Jamie fears he's sleepwalking into a marriage he doesn't actually want. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut as the siblings grapple with the pressures of thirtysomething life, their parents struggle to protect the fragile facade of their own relationship, and the secrets they've both been keeping. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSet in 2018, Claire Powell's beautifully observed debut novel follows each member of the Maguire family over a tumultuous year of lunches, dinners and drinks, as old conflicts arise and relationships are re-evaluated. A gripping yet tender depiction of family dynamics, love and disillusionment, \u003cem\u003eAt the Table\u003c\/em\u003e is about what it means to grow up \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– both as an individual, and as a family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Claire Powell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42928943759617,"sku":"9780349727066","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/products\/SIMPLEWEBSITEPRODUCTIMAGE-2023-03-02T112220.481.png?v=1677756148","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/at-the-table","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}