{"product_id":"the-unexpected-9780008267889","title":"The Unexpected","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eEllen Wiles' novel explores the complexities of friendship, pregnancy, and modern parenting, offering a brutally honest portrait of motherhood. Readers have praised its humor, tenderness, and wisdom, with many calling it a \"fantastic read\" and \"completely gripped throughout.\" \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 432 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 21 November 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Loved this clever and funny novel Anna Mazzola  A heartwarming depiction of female friendship as a bond stronger than any other    The Times     Moving    Daily Mail     A funny,addictive and poignant novel about what happens when the lines between friendship,romance,and family begin to blur. For fans of Meg Mason and Dolly Alderton. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch1\u003eKessie and Robin have been best friends since they were small. Now they've reached their mid-thirties, and biological clocks are ticking loudly. But Kessie is single, Robin's partner is ambivalent about trying for a baby, and single parenting sounds almost impossible. When one of them gets pregnant, the other finds herself helping out to an extent that neither had expected. How far is a supportive friend supposed to go? What do you do when you feel like a mother to a child who isn't yours? Are there alternative ways to conceive of a family?\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eFunny and heartwarming\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eCloser\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eWiles writes with humour, tenderness and wisdom\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eMarianne Levy\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eAn intelligent, thought-provoking, tender and very real exploration of friendship, pregnancy and the changing face of modern parenting\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eSusannah Wise\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eI didn't want this novel to end...offers a brutally honest portrait of motherhood in its joys and despairs. \u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eRadiant\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eDonna Freitas\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eThis novel reminds us that chosen families are as complicated, messy and thick with love as biological ones\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eRowan Hisayo Buchanan\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eOriginal, thoughtful, stimulating and highly readable\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eVesna Goldsworthy\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eReaders love Ellen Wiles\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eAbsorbed from page one\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eReader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch1\u003eA fantastic read. I was completely gripped throughout.\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 290g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 198 x 130 x 28 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780008267889\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ellen Wiles","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":46886256378106,"sku":"9780008267889","price":7.31,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/1732273568606_book.jpg?v=1732346986","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-unexpected-9780008267889","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}