{"product_id":"simply-beside-herself-by-judith-katherine-9781761637841","title":"Simply Beside Herself","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA charming, gentle novel about reclaiming independence at the final stage of life, for readers of Amanda Hampson and Joanna Nell.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen 72-year-old Elizabeth sees a dead body – her own – on a park bench, she knows it’s a sign that it’s time for her to make some big changes in her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe has recently moved into the heavily regimented nursing home The Cloisters and, after becoming a widow, has lost all sense of herself and her life. Jolted suddenly out of the greyness of her life, she performs a daring abscondence from the suffocating Cloisters and sets off in search of a better future – and a reconnection with her past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eElizabeth’s sudden disappearance throws her daughter Ellen’s life into disarray – she has to frantically search for her mother while trying to hold her fracturing family together. Overwhelmed and feeling isolated, the two eventually come together to make a series of audacious escapes to better futures. They each discover how easy it is to get lost, and how important it is to be found again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimply Beside Herself\u003c\/i\u003e is a warm, charming novel about reclaiming independence at every stage of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alliance Distribution Services Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47316373864684,"sku":"9781761637841","price":31.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/O_8cc74533-e88e-47a6-9a5d-0e7ea7cd9b66.jpg?v=1771382776","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/simply-beside-herself-by-judith-katherine-9781761637841","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}