{"title":"Marie-Renee Lavoie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarie-Renée Lavoie\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts stories that blend humour and heart, inviting readers into the everyday complexities of life with warmth and insight. Her writing in \u003cem\u003eSome Maintenance Required\u003c\/em\u003e captures the subtle beauty of human connection and the gentle chaos that shapes our experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFans of thoughtful general fiction will appreciate her nuanced characters and relatable themes, which explore resilience, relationships, and the quirks that make us uniquely human. Each book offers a refreshing blend of wit and emotional depth, making for truly engaging reading.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"some-maintenance-required-by-marie-renee-lavoie-9781487007737","title":"Some Maintenance Required","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBestselling author of \u003cem\u003eAutopsy of a Boring Wife\u003c\/em\u003e, Marie-Renee Lavoie is a master of making us fall in love with her characters. She does it again with the tender coming-of-age story \u003cem\u003eSome Maintenance Required\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is 1993, the last year of school and Laurie's final spring before adulthood. She works part-time at a restaurant and looks after Cindy, her neglected, potty-mouthed little neighbour. Like her mother, Laurie devours books and dreams big.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHer father works at a garage, where Laurie constantly struggles to keep her car running. It is here that a budding romance intensifies Laurie's understanding of class differences and opens her eyes to a more complicated world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith her big heart, she takes Cindy globe-trotting without even leaving town and learns how to come to terms with circumstances beyond her control. Life teaches Laurie that everyone requires some maintenance sometimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA story of taking responsibility and coming into adulthood, \u003cem\u003eSome Maintenance Required\u003c\/em\u003e is as funny and as impressive as its main character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487532466412,"sku":"9781487007737","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/93a579c14bab3aa4d63fe7ddcc8d5956.jpg?v=1775774816"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/marie-renee-lavoie.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}