{"product_id":"second-self-by-chloe-ashby-9781398703049","title":"Second Self","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Almost hypnotically perfect prose' \u003cb\u003eKate Sawyer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A thoughtful, tender and delicate consideration of life's choices' \u003cb\u003eHuma Qureshi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Ashby handles her material lightly and atmospherically' \u003cb\u003eRowan Hisayo Buchanan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis absorbing second novel from the author of \u003ci\u003eWET PAINT\u003c\/i\u003e - about confronting expectations and learning to cope with the nagging, complex questions that shape a life - is perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eEXPECTATION\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSORROW AND BLISS\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Cathy and Noah first got together neither saw children in their future. Eight years later, they're happily married - and Cathy isn't so sure. With Noah's patience for his wife's ambivalence waning, her widowed mother in a world of her own and her best friend yearning for a second baby, Cathy feels increasingly adrift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEscaping into her work in the conservation studios of the National Gallery, she chips away at the layers of overpaint on a canvas from the collection. Will the discovery of an unexpected truth help her find the clarity she craves?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADERS LOVE \u003ci\u003eSECOND SELF\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This book spoke to me like no other. \u003cb\u003eLoved all the characters, big or small\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I read this \u003cb\u003eemotive and gripping novel\u003c\/b\u003e over 48 hours - it's a beautifully written story and \u003cb\u003eI recommend to anyone\u003c\/b\u003e!'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A gorgeous novel that pulled me straight out of my ongoing slow reading... pretty much \u003cb\u003eread majority of it in one sitting\u003c\/b\u003e!'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47536961716460,"sku":"9781398703049","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/a02112d5e204f1e6d9f3b6bcf71ecfc0.jpg?v=1776903263","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/second-self-by-chloe-ashby-9781398703049","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}