{"product_id":"trouble-was-by-charlotte-edwardes-9781526698605","title":"Trouble Was","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI've read no better novel in years\u003c\/strong\u003e — Samantha Harvey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA transporting piece of 1970s gothic with a viscous sensory pull\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvocative, resonant, and quite simply, brilliant\u003c\/strong\u003e — Claire Fuller\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLike the building of a thunderstorm through a sultry day … the novel’s engines thrum from the first page\u003c\/strong\u003e — Sarah Moss, \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisturbing and heartbreaking in equal measure\u003c\/strong\u003e — Hari Kunzru\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo view the world through the lens of Frank Dart is a moving and captivating experience\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cem\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA powerfully evocative and tenderly realised debut novel about family secrets, the power of imagination - and coming of age in the dying dreams of the 1970s.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e1976. Nine-year-old Frank Dart dreams of his absent dad, away at sea; while making sure his mum’s got all the cigarettes she needs for the long drive in their battered Citroën down to their new home in North Devon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHere in Aunt Perry’s house, Frank and his little sister Odette must make sense of their cousins’ hostility — while their mum seems to drift further and further away. The house is haunted by secrets, past and present; and as spring turns to a suffocatingly hot summer, the past threatens to boil over and scald everything in its wake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrouble Was\u003c\/em\u003e is a raw and tender story of growing up too soon, betrayal and resilience, love and survival – and a dazzling exploration of toxic family politics, buried secrets and the power of the imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48334486175980,"sku":"9781526698605","price":48.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781526698605-trouble-was-1.jpg?v=1788916911","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/trouble-was-by-charlotte-edwardes-9781526698605","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}