{"product_id":"9781837261185-this-bright-life","title":"This Bright Life","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe engrossing and uplifting story of a small boy born with the odds stacked against him, and the decision that alters the course of his life forever\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE SALTIRE AWARD 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Life-affirming' \u003c\/b\u003eJANICE HALLETT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Full of compassion and hope' \u003c\/b\u003eELISSA SOAVE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterpiece' \u003c\/b\u003eCAROLE HAILEY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargaret\u003c\/b\u003e - an elderly widow who just wants to be left with her memories and her quiet, contained life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaire\u003c\/b\u003e - newly divorced, downsizing into the neighbourhood and way too busy to mend a broken heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerard\u003c\/b\u003e - a tearaway twelve-year-old who hates his name but loves his little brother and sister. Gerard is a bright kid, but trouble always follows him. No one really knows what it's like at home; he's used to carrying a lot on his small shoulders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGerard doesn't always make good decisions. One morning, he makes a very bad one, upending not just his world, but the lives of Margaret and Claire too. Both heart-breaking and life-affirming, \u003ci\u003eThis Bright Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of messy lives, second chances and the many hands it takes to build a boy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57514296017270,"sku":"9781837261185","price":7.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_40463090.jpg?v=1774444534","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781837261185-this-bright-life","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}