{"product_id":"long-way-home-8","title":"Long Way Home","description":"‘Thoroughly enjoyable, with endearing, believable characters and long-held secrets’\u003cb\u003e Katie Fforde\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'The plot reels you in until you have no choice but to devour every word' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eeat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Absorbing, intelligent and an absolute joy to read' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A fantastic read from one of our favourite authors' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBella\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Fanny Blake is a master at leading us gently through the complexities of life' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWoman \u0026amp; Home \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Blake writes fantastically about families and anyone who has ever despaired of a screen-addict teen will especially love this warm-hearted novel' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Fanny Blake leads us gently and reassuringly through the complexities of everyday family life' \u003cb\u003eWoman’s Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Just perfect – as a grandmother myself it made me smile’ \u003cb\u003eDinah Jefferies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Seamlessly moving from past to the present, this is a heart-warming read' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeat \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'A heart-warming story of the importance of family bonds' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople’s Friend \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA family secret, a mysterious legacy, and a journey that will change everything…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e When Isla, a 65-year-old grandmother, is left nothing but an old painting in her mother’s will, while her sisters and aunt inherit the estate, she is devastated. Close to retirement, getting ready to live on her own terms, the last thing she expects at this time of her life is such turmoil. So, to find an explanation for her mother’s rejection, she embarks on a road-trip.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e But, right at the last moment, she’s forced to take her sullen – and, in her view, impossible – 14-year-old granddaughter Charlie with her. Cramped together in Isla’s car with her smelly old dog, these ill-assorted travelling companions set off to uncover some shattering and life-changing family truths at the same time as learning to love each other…\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Long Way Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is set in the UK and 1950s Paris where the story really begins, span\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ening four generations of women and the secrets that get passed down through them.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Fanny Blake and \u003ci\u003eThe Long Way Home\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Fanny Blake knows how to pinpoint what goes on in families. She is warm but never sentimental and her stories take a grip on the reader’\u003cb\u003e Elizabeth Buchan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘No-one does family and friendship better than Fanny . . . Warm, funny, wise and relatable’ \u003cb\u003eVeronica Henry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Loved it . . . a beautiful story of coming back to life in middle age, full of love, joy and hope’ \u003cb\u003eLiz Fenwick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A hopeful, warm, generous-hearted novel about how love transcends difference’ \u003cb\u003eJulie Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A warm, uplifting read' \u003cb\u003eRosanna Ley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315785671038,"sku":"NW9781471193590","price":16.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781471193590.jpg?v=1778507209","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/long-way-home-8","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}