{"product_id":"the-unknown-bridesmaid-paperback","title":"The Unknown Bridesmaid - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret Forster\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA child psychologist struggles to come to grips with her own dark childhood memories, in this \"mesmerizing, unsettling novel\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen eight-year-old Julia was asked to be a bridesmaid at her cousin's wedding, she was thrilled. Nothing, not even her mother's resentment of the expensive, inconvenient traveling, could dull her excitement. But when the day finally arrived and she took her cousin's baby on a secret stroll around the block in his pram, her entire world shifted. She couldn't possibly know the impact the fateful trip would have on her future.\u003cbr\u003eA lifetime later, Julia is a child psychologist working with young girls at risk. In her sessions, Julia has a knack for determining which of her young patients are truly troubled, and which are simply at the mercy of the oppressive adults around them. In this quietly powerful story of the relationship between past and current reality, Julia's own troubled childhood begins to invade her present, and she is forced to confront the events of that day--and discover whether the truth about her past, and her guilt, is as devastating as she has always feared. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The book it most reminded me of was Julian Barnes's \u003ci\u003eThe Sense of an Ending\u003c\/i\u003e. There is the same sense of psychological detective story, of piecing together the fragments of an unresolved past.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A gripping read.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Forster \u003c\/b\u003estudied history at Somerville College, Oxford. She is the author of many successful and acclaimed novels, including \u003ci\u003eGeorgy Girl \u003c\/i\u003e(made into a popular movie and Broadway musical) and \u003ci\u003eKeeping the World Away\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as two bestselling memoirs (\u003ci\u003eHidden Lives\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Precious Lives\u003c\/i\u003e) and biographies, including the award-winning \u003ci\u003eDaphne du Maurier: The Secret Life of the Renowned Storyteller\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 02, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770805879072,"sku":"9781609452223","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/07e2eaba461b0250bffa063f3ed32ab6.webp?v=1780378452","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-unknown-bridesmaid-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}