{"product_id":"the-long-weekend-9780733646119","title":"The Long Weekend","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFour perfect strangers. Three days. Can one weekend away change your life?\u003c\/b\u003e The unputdownable new drama by one of Australia's most beloved storytellers \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComing together for a writing workshop with bestselling author Jan Goldstein, four strangers converge upon a luxury forest retreat. But along with their notepads and laptops, each of the participants has brought some emotional baggage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeth\u003c\/b\u003e is a solo parent and busy career woman haunted by a tragic car accident.\u003cb\u003e Simone\u003c\/b\u003e, the youngest at 26, is a successful Instagram star but she's hiding behind a facade. \u003cb\u003eJamie\u003c\/b\u003e is the only man. He's a handsome personal trainer - but he looks out of place with a pen in his hand. Finally, \u003cb\u003eAlice\u003c\/b\u003e is a wife and mum recovering from post-natal depression. She and Jamie soon realise they are not such perfect strangers after all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnly one thing is for sure: on this creative getaway, nothing will go according to script. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Long Weekend\u003c\/i\u003e delivers to readers the perfect chance to escape from their own lives, if just for a few hours. Readers can expect a raft of revelations around postnatal depression, secret affairs, hidden identities, parental neglect and untold truths, with a few steamy sex scenes' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks+Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Delves deep into themes of secret affairs, hidden identities, parental neglect and untold truths' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Fiona Palmer is a writer who demonstrates great facility for storytelling, for swiftly moving a plot along. She writes relatable characters. I have no doubt that \u003ci\u003eThe Long Weekend\u003c\/i\u003e will be another bestseller' \u003cb\u003eLiving Arts Canberra\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'An emotionally charged and engaging novel, with a good and interesting cast'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Canberra Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Fiona Palmer: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'There's an honesty to Palmer's characters that transports you into the heart of their worlds' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAustralian Women's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It's a story about family, female empowerment and matters of the heart' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman's Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Her books are tear-jerkers and page-turners' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fiona Palmer just keeps getting better' \u003cb\u003eRACHAEL JOHNS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Heartbreak, love and sibling relationships'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Idea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hachette Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780733646119\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336","brand":"Fiona Palmer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43228279374005,"sku":"9780733646119","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3afa29d1-9d7e-462c-883a-304732ee2c2c.jpg?v=1698723326","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-long-weekend-9780733646119","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}