{"product_id":"a-short-road-to-longbrook","title":"A Short Road To Longbrook","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs3388614{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs95B300B{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Calibri;}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eA Short Road to Longbrook by Bethan Roberts is a quietly powerful family drama that traces how love, anxiety and unspoken history can shape a home for generations. Set between the mid-1960s and the early 2000s in Abingdon, it follows Lillian Wells as she balances first love and big ambitions with the pull of a devoted, fragile single mother.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eAs a teenager, Lillian dreams of escaping to art school in London, but every step forward risks unsettling the careful routines that keep her mum, Winnie, steady. Decades later, Lillian faces a new kind of leaving when her own daughter Rachel prepares for university—stirring old fears, nervous habits and the town’s whispered warnings about Longbrook.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy literary fiction, mother–daughter stories and emotionally astute British settings, especially fans of character-driven novels with family secrets at their core.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eAdd this tender, thoughtful novel to your next stack and discover its aching, hopeful pull.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dear Village","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52273844257044,"sku":"9781784746025","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6460\/0596\/files\/9781784746025_1.jpg?v=1774497634","url":"https:\/\/dearvillage.com.au\/products\/a-short-road-to-longbrook","provider":"Dear Village","version":"1.0","type":"link"}