{"product_id":"mother-of-pearl-9781398714809","title":"Mother of Pearl","description":"\u003cb\u003eA devastating tragedy tears a family apart - a superb novel from the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of THE SEPTEMBER GIRLS.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Pretty Amy Curran was just eighteen years old when she met Barney Patterson, the love of her life, on Southport Pier in 1939. Their romantic, passionate marriage was made in heaven - but with the outbreak of war, Barney volunteered to fight, and the couple were separated for five long years. When he returned to Liverpool after VE Day, he wasn't the same person - and neither was Amy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e How could things have become so twisted that one day Amy would kill the husband she once so adored? And what happened to their little girl, Pearl, just five years old at the time? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1971 Amy is released from prison - although her freedom will change the lives of others, not least that of her daughter. But Pearl has her own demons to exorcise in her quest for happiness. And the greatest question she must ask herself is this: can she ever love her mother after what she did?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Orion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781398714809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384","brand":"Maureen Lee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43228313780405,"sku":"9781398714809","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_fbdf6048-0f83-4968-a436-c36f655d6de9.jpg?v=1698724102","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mother-of-pearl-9781398714809","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}