{"product_id":"9781472299901-the-good-mistress","title":"The Good Mistress","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Top Ten bestseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe new top ten bestseller from Anne Tiernan is a powerful story about family, betrayal, and love.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWIFE. WIDOW. MISTRESS. Three women collide at Rory's funeral, a man to whom they were all connected in different ways .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuliet\u003c\/b\u003e never planned to be the other woman, but Rory was the only man she ever loved. Of course, he \u003ci\u003ewould\u003c\/i\u003e go and die on her. Now, at his funeral, she hides at the back with the nobodies, while his wife and their son rightfully grieve up front.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaeve\u003c\/b\u003e, a celebrated novelist, appears to have it all - except time for herself. Between her passive aggressive husband, two teenage sons, and caring for her ailing mother, Maeve's success feels hollow. And when she learns a disturbing secret, her carefully constructed life begins to unravel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eErica\u003c\/b\u003e, Rory's widow, was the perfect wife - but Rory knew things about her that no one else can ever know. And now she's left with a question she doesn't want the answer to: had she lost Rory long before he died? In the wake of his death, she forms an unlikely connection with the last person she expected - Juliet, his gorgeous high-school girlfriend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs three women's lives collide, they must reconcile the realities of love, betrayal, and the limits of forgiveness - because what does it truly mean to be 'good', anyway?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYour favourite authors \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003ereal readers love \u003ci\u003eThe Good Mistress:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A tender, raw and moving story' \u003cb\u003e- Sinead Moriarty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A wonderfully balanced novel - funny and sad in equal measure, and about the very relatable and painful process of women losing and rediscovering themselves in midlife'\u003cb\u003e - Edel Coffey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eA story that will make you think, laugh, and maybe even shed a tear' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Real Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e'I loved the story and the development of characters!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Real Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReal readers love Anne Tiernan's novels:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Amazing'\u003cbr\u003e⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'The story is beautifully told, and the author can play your heartstrings'\u003cbr\u003e⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Full of authenticity and hope'\u003cbr\u003e⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Deeply moving and gripping'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56402868142454,"sku":"9781472299901","price":10.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36643389.jpg?v=1760578634","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472299901-the-good-mistress","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}