{"product_id":"the-women-and-the-girls-laura-bloom","title":"The Women and the Girls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eThree friends. Three marriages left behind. Life begins in earnest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's 1977, and warm, bohemian Libby - stay-at-home mother, genius entertainer and gifted cook - is lonely. When she meets Carol, who has recently emigrated from London with her controlling husband and is feeling adrift, and Anna, who loves her career but not her marriage, the women form an unexpected bond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir husbands aren't happy about it, and neither are their daughters. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet against a backdrop of inner-city grunge and 70s glamour, far-out parties and ABBA songs, The Women and The Girls is a funny, questioning and moving novel about love, friendship, work, family, and freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA kind of Monkey Grip meets 'Nine to Five', The Women and The Girls explores the price - and the rewards - of family and friendship in the Age of Aquarius - and at the dawning of the Age of Divorce.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note this copy is in near new condition with light scuffs on the edges of the covers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eISBN: 9781760528652\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eSize: Trade Paperback, 344 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003ePublisher: Allen \u0026amp; Unwin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003ePublished: 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"A - Near New Condition","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42396820570268,"sku":"U-0E5E27","price":10.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0526\/1597\/0972\/files\/thewomen_2_62b7d688-fa85-4ade-9957-1a2689c0b38c.jpg?v=1784615037","url":"https:\/\/booksforless.co.nz\/products\/the-women-and-the-girls-laura-bloom","provider":"Books For Less","version":"1.0","type":"link"}