{"product_id":"close-to-home-by-pamela-cook-9781036704308","title":"Close To Home","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReturning home might save the town—but could cost her everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOrphaned as a teenager, veterinarian Charlie Anderson built a life on her own terms—far from the fractured family she left behind in the rural town of Naringup. But when a suspected Hendra virus outbreak draws her back to Naringup, Charlie is forced to face the very past she thought she'd escaped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReturning means confronting the people she walked away from: a cousin she left behind, an aunt whose choices shattered her world, and a tangle of grief and resentment she's kept buried for years. As panic over the outbreak grows, Charlie teams up with local ranger Joel Drummond—whose easy warmth and unruly family offer a glimpse of the connection she's longed for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen tensions reach breaking point, Charlie must decide: will she find the courage to heal old wounds, or walk away for good—and risk losing the only family she has left?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eClose to Home\u003c\/em\u003e is a standalone novel in The Homecoming Collection—an emotionally layered, page-turning story of family, resilience, and the ties that pull us back home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eClose to Home\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e★★★★★ Couldn't put it down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e★★★★★ Brilliant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e★★★★★ A wonderful story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e★★★★★ A heartfelt story about family, forgiveness, healing the past and hoping for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e★★★★★ Well written and researched.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e★★★★★ Pamela Cook has raised the bar.... A must read!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072439337196,"sku":"9781036704308","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2478053482557.jpg?v=1765109634","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/close-to-home-by-pamela-cook-9781036704308","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}