{"product_id":"a-second-hand-husband-9781838895136","title":"A Second-Hand Husband","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNatalie and Carl are newlyweds, but the honeymoon period is over already.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarl has just announced he has bought their first home at auction without telling Natalie where it is, never mind showing her a picture of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatalie is horrified to discover that the dream home is in Little Wyford, mere minutes away from Carl's ex-wife Antonia. And to make matters worse, Antonia's palatial country mansion has a fully-functioning roof (and a heated swimming pool!), unlike the ramshackle cottage Carl has bought for them...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntonia is Little Wyford's Queen Bee, mistress of the book club, organiser of the Christmas Fair and leader of the ladies-who-lunch. No matter how hard she tries, Natalie just doesn't fit in, and when Antonia insists on referring to Carl as 'Our Husband', Natalie's dreams of happily-ever-after take another nose dive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSecond-hand furniture has much to recommend it, especially when doing up a country cottage, second-hand clothes can be ever-so chic, but second-hand husbands are proving to be a very bad idea indeed... Can Natalie ever escape the label of Wife Number Two or is she destined to share her husband forever?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHilariously funny\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ewickedly witty\u003c\/strong\u003e, but with a heart of gold and a \u003cstrong\u003ewarmth and wisdom\u003c\/strong\u003e that are all its own, A\u003cem\u003e Second-Hand Husband\u003c\/em\u003e is Claire Calman's tour de force. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boldwood Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781838895136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.08w x 0.98d","brand":"Claire Calman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41187173204149,"sku":"9781838895136","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_795569ed-0717-4de6-b8e0-e2b53c23c829.jpg?v=1633436442","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-second-hand-husband-9781838895136","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}