{"product_id":"leave-me","title":"Leave Me","description":"\u003cb\u003eIt's every woman's fantasy: to pack a bag and leave everything behind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Meet Maribeth Klein\u003c\/b\u003e, a harried working mother who is so busy taking care of her husband and twins that she doesn’t even realise that she has had a heart attack.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But her recuperation seems to be an imposition on those who rely on her. So Maribeth does the unthinkable – she packs a bag and leaves. Maribeth has always wondered who she is and where she comes from: and now's the time to find out. Now, far from the demands of family and career, she is finally able to own up to the secrets she has been keeping from herself and those she loves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIf I Stay\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI Was Here\u003c\/i\u003e comes a stunning new novel for Forman’s adult readers, an unflinching portrait of a woman confronting the joys and sorrows of marriage, motherhood and friendship. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e *~*~*Readers love \u003ci\u003eLeave Me\u003c\/i\u003e*~*~*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '[\u003ci\u003eLeave Me\u003c\/i\u003e] reminds you that we are all fragile human beings, imperfect and all a work in progress and above all, it reminds us that \u003cb\u003elife is complex and frightening but not impossible\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eThe Bookbag\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Read it, as they say, \u003cb\u003eand weep\u003c\/b\u003e’  \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003c\/i\u003eWhen I reached the end of this book, \u003cb\u003eI was in tears\u003c\/b\u003e because of how honest and raw it was. This book will really make you think very deeply about your deepest desires' \u003ci\u003eTwenty-Three Pages\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'An \u003cb\u003eappealing fairy tale\u003c\/b\u003e for the exhausted and underappreciated' \u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Deftly explores the domestic struggles of 21st-century bourgeois life. This is \u003cb\u003ean insightful ode\u003c\/b\u003e to—and cautionary tale for—the overburdened working mother' Book Page\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eWith humor and pathos,\u003c\/b\u003e Forman depicts Maribeth’s complicated situation and her \u003cb\u003ethoroughly satisfying arc\u003c\/b\u003e, leaving readers feeling as though they’ve really accompanied Maribeth on her journey' \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317741855102,"sku":"NW9781471156793","price":8.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781471156793.jpg?v=1778722774","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/leave-me","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}