{"product_id":"wreck-by-catherine-newman-9781804997505","title":"Wreck","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe perfect summer read from the much-loved bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eWe All Want Impossible Things\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSandwich\u003c\/em\u003e. In a new unifying look, a novel that reminds us what it means to be beautifully, messily human.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller. A wonderful novel full of laughter and heart, about marriage, family and what happens when life doesn't go as planned...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The kind of book that pulls up a chair, pours the wine, and dives deep... like spending hours with the friend who sees your mess and loves you more for it.'\u003c\/em\u003e — Alison Espach, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Wedding People\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'I LOVE her work... the antidote to these times'\u003c\/em\u003e — Marian Keyes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A gorgeously human, tender-hearted, and delightfully funny exploration of the anxieties that beset all of us, and the loving relationships and irrepressible joy that gets us through'\u003c\/em\u003e — Nussaibah Younis, author of \u003cem\u003eFundamentally\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRachel (Rocky) is seemingly living her best life as the irreverent, funny beating heart of her family. Her ageing father is his unique, adorable self; daughter Willa is prone to bouts of existential angst whilst berating the fact that her mother has zero filter; husband Nick is steady, logical, sometimes infuriating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThey are messy, they are flawed, they are completely, ridiculously normal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd like most normal people, Rocky worries about what might happen next. So when a former classmate of her son Jamie dies in a seemingly random accident, Rocky becomes obsessed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor if accidents can happen — and they do — is it truly safe to love anyone?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFresh, honest, laugh out loud funny and genuinely relatable, \u003cem\u003eWreck\u003c\/em\u003e follows Rocky and her family through one rollercoaster year as they negotiate the unpredictable and beautiful messiness of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReaders say:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Wreck feels like Newman was writing directly to me. And what's so impressive is, I think many, many, many readers will feel like it was just for them too.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Feels like meeting up with old friends'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'It's like Catherine Newman knows exactly how I feel'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'I feel seen every time I read Catherine Newman's words'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'There is just some kind of magic in Catherine Newman's writing that makes me want to dog-ear every page'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews say:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Hugely enjoyable, absolutely real and thoughtful...Newman has an Ephron-esque gift for blending the sharp and the sad and an ability to let us love her creations.'\u003c\/em\u003e — Observer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Darkly funny, achingly emotional'\u003c\/em\u003e — Woman \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Insightful and totally relatable'\u003c\/em\u003e — Good Housekeeping\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The new queen of the bittersweet novel'\u003c\/em\u003e — Independent\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47638541369580,"sku":"9781804997505","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781804997505-wreck.jpg?v=1779073896","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/wreck-by-catherine-newman-9781804997505","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}