{"product_id":"heartland-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Heartland: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNeil Cross\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the creator of \u003ci\u003eLuther\u003c\/i\u003e: Told with absolute veracity and unsparing candor, \u003ci\u003eHeartland\u003c\/i\u003e is the memoir of an isolated little boy and the brutish stepfather he couldn't help but love\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Neil Cross was born, his mother suffered from severe postpartum depression and later admitted to trying to kill herself and her baby son. Then, when he was five, she \"went out and didn't come back,\" leaving behind her children and their heartbroken father. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Two years later she returns and gains custody of Neil, taking him to live with her new partner, Derek Cross, who showers him with attention and love in a way that Neil has never known. Derek teaches him about music and books; he is patient but firm, and more reliable than Neil's mother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But as Neil grows older he realizes his stepfather is more complicated than he seems. For all his love, Derek is a manipulator, an adulterer, a racist, and a con man. And he is the father whom Neil now loves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With devastating honesty, Neil Cross explores the circumstances of this love--one of pleasant rewards but consequences too dire to predict.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeil Cross (b. 1969) is a British novelist and screenwriter best known as the creator of the multiple-award-winning international hit BBC crime series \u003ci\u003eLuther\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Idris Elba, and the international hit horror movie \u003ci\u003eMama\u003c\/i\u003e. His highly acclaimed memoir, \u003ci\u003eHeartland\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the PEN\/Ackerley Prize in 2006. Cross has also written several thrillers, including \u003ci\u003eCaptured\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHolloway Falls\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAlways the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, which was longlisted for the 2004 Man Booker Prize. Cross continues to write for TV and film in the United Kingdom and the United States. He lives with his wife and two sons in Wellington, New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760638591264,"sku":"9781497692787","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/17bec246ef5c4af253486ebeaadbc7b9.webp?v=1780185519","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/heartland-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}