{"product_id":"9780008267889","title":"The Unexpected","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Wiles, Ellen \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 21 November 2024 by HarperCollins Publishers (HQ) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 432 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 130 x 28 | 290g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Loved this clever and funny novel’ Anna Mazzola\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'A heartwarming depiction of female friendship as a bond stronger than any other' The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Moving' Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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\u003cp\u003e  Kessie 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Wiles writes with humour, tenderness and wisdom' Marianne Levy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'An intelligent, thought-provoking, tender and very real exploration of friendship, pregnancy and the changing face of modern parenting' Susannah Wise\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'I didn't want this novel to end…offers a brutally honest portrait of motherhood in its joys and despairs. Radiant' Donna Freitas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'This novel reminds us that chosen families are as complicated, messy and thick with love as biological ones' Rowan Hisayo Buchanan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Original, thoughtful, stimulating and highly readable' Vesna Goldsworthy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Readers love Ellen Wiles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'Absorbed from page one' Reader review, ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'A fantastic read. I was completely gripped throughout' Reader review, ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Communicates a difficult topic with incredible insight and poetic language. I became completely absorbed by the characters' Reader review, ?????\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Loved the characters and the way the story was told through them' Reader review, ?????\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Darling Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53721270157636,"sku":"9780008267889","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/1265\/8244\/files\/2ab60cbcd32c63c50097f99a235160bd.png?v=1752782802","url":"https:\/\/darlingreadsbooks.pro\/products\/9780008267889","provider":"Darling Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}