{"product_id":"other-peoples-lives","title":"Other People's Lives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Marriage was the biggest decision of their lives and yet they made it so lightly it was barely a decision at all’\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs schoolgirls, Justine and her best friend Iseult dreamed of a future that revolved around marriage. They saw it as a happy ending, never imagining for a moment that the reality would be more complicated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComing up to fifty, they're still best friends. Justine has been married to Iseult’s brother for twenty-five years and lives in her childhood home. Iseult has spent her adult life abroad, her marriage clearly unhappy for reasons she won't discuss.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Justine’s daughter suddenly announces her engagement, Justine is thrown into planning a big family wedding. Afraid that her daughter is making a mistake, she finds herself questioning the choices she and Iseult made decades earlier. This crisis of confidence tests Justine in new and unexpected ways.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the Women’s Prize longlisted author of Nothing But Blue Sky and The Home Scar, Other People’s Lives is a captivating story about the decisions we make in a heartbeat, and their lifelong consequences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kathleen MacMahon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57982630855043,"sku":"9781844886739","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/otherpeopleslives.png?v=1777988027","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.com\/products\/other-peoples-lives","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}