{"product_id":"9781444754353-the-pact","title":"The Pact","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea heart-rending tale of love and friendship\u003cbr\u003eFrom one of the most powerful writers in contemporary fiction, this is a riveting, heart-breaking novel of families, relationships and the secrets we carry.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR\u003cbr\u003e 'Picoult is a master manipulator, weaving gripping, dramatic plotlines. We defy you not to be gripped.'\u003ci\u003e Glamour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor eighteen years the Hartes and the Golds have lived next door to each other, sharing everything from takeaways to school drop-offs. So it's no surprise when teenagers Chris and Emily, soul mates since they were born, start dating.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  When the late-night call comes in from hospital, no one is prepared for the appalling truth: Emily has died from a gunshot wound to the head as part of an apparent suicide pact. The gun holds a single unspent bullet that Chris tells police he intended for himself. But the local detective has his doubts, and in the wake of this unthinkable act, two devastated families must ask themselves: how well do we ever really know our children?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMAD HONEY, the stunning and compelling\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan is available now\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450670985590,"sku":"9781444754353","price":9.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28110806.jpg?v=1760453763","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781444754353-the-pact","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}