{"product_id":"love-forms-by-claire-adam-9780571339556","title":"Love Forms","description":"\u003cb\u003e'From very first page, I knew I was in the hands of a master storyteller. An utterly arresting tale of love and grief, of the wounding and healing powers of family, of the many guises of a mother's love. It's an absolute triumph.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSARA COLLINS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Exquisitely written. A compelling and tender story of what-and who-is hidden in almost every family that feels as old as the hills and yet acutely contemporary.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMONIQUE ROFFEY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An arresting voice that made me think of silk: its delicate beauty belies its intrinsic strength.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCLAIRE KILROY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A compelling read taking us to the heart of difficult family situations and evocative secret places.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ROMESH GUNESEKERA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the heart-aching new novel from the author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eGolden Child\u003c\/i\u003e, a mother searches for the daughter she left behind a lifetime ago.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrinidad, 1980: Dawn Bishop, aged 16, leaves her home and journeys across the sea to Venezuela. There, she gives birth to a baby girl, and leaves her with nuns to be given up for adoption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDawn tries to carry on with her life - a move to England, a marriage, a career, two sons, a divorce - but through it all, she still thinks of the child she had in Venezuela, and of what might have been.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen, forty years later, a woman from an internet forum gets in touch. She says that she might be Dawn's long-lost daughter, stirring up a complicated mix of feelings: could this be the person to give form to all the love and care a mother has left to offer?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47288565203180,"sku":"9780571339556","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11071673482391.jpg?v=1770563717","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/love-forms-by-claire-adam-9780571339556","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}