{"product_id":"lives-like-mine","title":"Lives Like Mine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMother. To three small children, their heritage dual like hers.                                   \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDaughter. To a mother who immigrated to make a better life but has been rejected by her chosen country.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWife. To a man who loves her but who will not defend her to his intolerant family.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWoman. Whose roles now define her and trap her in a life she no longer recognises. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeet Monica, the flawed heroine at the heart of \u003cem\u003eLives Like Mine\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith her three children in school, Monica finds herself wondering if this is all there is. Despite all the effort and the smiles, in the mirror she sees a woman hollowed out from putting everyone else first, tolerating her in-laws' intolerance, and wondering if she has a right to complain when she's living the life that she has created for herself. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThen along comes Joe, a catalyst for change in the guise of a flirtatious parent on the school run. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThough the sudden spark of their affair is hedonistic and oh so cathartic, Joe soon offers a friendship that shows Monica how to resurrect and honour the parts of her identity that she has long suppressed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e He is able to do for Monica what Dan has never managed to, enabling her both to face up to a past of guilty secrets and family estrangements, and to redefine her future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eva Verde","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40655464988834,"sku":"9781398502857","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/products\/SIMPLEWEBSITEPRODUCTIMAGE_4_26d2cbd6-e07a-4e81-91ef-43d05fb50073.png?v=1663074897","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/lives-like-mine","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}