{"title":"Eleanor Brown","description":"\u003cp\u003eEleanor Brown is a contemporary author celebrated for her ability to weave intricate tales centred around family and relationships. Her writing is characterised by a deep exploration of familial dynamics, emotional nuances, and the ties that bind us together, creating compelling and relatable narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of her notable works, \u003cem\u003eAny Other Family\u003c\/em\u003e, showcases her talent for crafting stories that resonate with readers on a personal level. In this book, Brown delves into the complexities of modern family life, exploring themes of belonging, identity, and the meaning of family beyond biological ties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBrown's books are perfect for those who enjoy \u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e that doesn't just tell a story but also invites introspection and emotional engagement. Her characters are vividly drawn, with lives that are full of warmth, conflict, and the everyday challenges and triumphs that make each story uniquely engaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy reading Eleanor Brown's novels, you're sure to embark on a journey through beautifully honest portrayals of human connections and the enduring bonds that define our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"any-other-family-by-eleanor-brown-9781915054470","title":"Any Other Family","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA rare, funny and poignant novel celebrating the beauty of open adoption and non-traditional families.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThey look just like any other family... but between the four children, there are three sets of parents who committed to an open adoption of biological siblings, keeping the children connected after the death of their grandmother.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTabitha, the planner of the group, is insistent that everything happens just so. Quiet single mother Ginger resists the forced togetherness, and the newest mother Elizabeth is still reeling from going directly from failed fertility treatments into adopting a newborn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut when the three women receive a surprising call from their children's birth mother, announcing she is pregnant again and wants them to help her find an adoptive family for this child too, the delicate bonds they are still struggling to form threaten to collapse. As tensions start to rise on their joint family holiday, the three women reckon with their own feelings about what it means to be a mother and what they owe each other as a family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe New York Times bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Weird Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e returns with a striking and intimate new novel about three very different women facing an impossible question: what makes a family?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Brown has a sure hand in portraying the adoptive women; their smart, lively dialogue sparks as the characters try to define the boundaries of a family'\u003c\/strong\u003e — Publishers' Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A prismatic story of family, adoption, and how the people we choose to keep close shape who we are'\u003c\/strong\u003e — Kirkus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Explores what it means to be a family, in all its messy complication'\u003c\/strong\u003e — Christina Baker Kline\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Brown brings compassion and insight to exploring the hopes and vulnerability that make us first human, then family'\u003c\/strong\u003e — Isabel Costello\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A beautifully written, elegantly assembled exploration of the joys and complications of family, any family, no matter what it looks like'\u003c\/strong\u003e — Laurie Frankel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'I adored this story'\u003c\/strong\u003e — Prima\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Smart, original, wholly satisfying'\u003c\/strong\u003e — Elinor Lipman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46710533816556,"sku":"9781915054470","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/23213193482869.jpg?v=1754154908"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/eleanor-brown.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}