{"product_id":"9781472257468","title":"Love Lane","description":"\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eMiraculous, mischievous and quietly devastating\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove Lane\u003c\/i\u003e is the\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eirresistible story of five individuals, linked by the past and yet separated by the present. I have just fallen in love with a beautiful book\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRachel Joyce\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'With \u003ci\u003eLove Lane\u003c\/i\u003e, Gale gets right to the secret joys and hidden heartbreaks of ordinary, flawed family life. A tender, delicately devastating novel' \u003ci\u003eSarah Waters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I adored this book. Patrick Gale's writing glows with compassion, as does his subtle, unflinching insight into his characters. \u003ci\u003eLove Lane\u003c\/i\u003e is an engulfing, deeply humane novel about the triumphs and failures of human connection' \u003ci\u003eMarina Kemp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA reunion. A journey. A longing for a place called home...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen veteran Canadian wheat farmer, Harry Cane is obliged to sell up and sail home to an England transformed by two world wars, his arrival triggers unwelcome self-examination for the family he abandoned, and for whom he has never been more than a distant myth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis daughter feels duty bound to take him in but is riven with doubt and ambushed by a long buried anger she has never before expressed. Harry's effect on the next generation is less predictable, and enables his granddaughter to deal with an unspeakable trauma, while her gentle husband feels seen for who he truly is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCan Harry stay and make a new life before it's too late, or will he find himself cast out again, punished for having witnessed and understood too much?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLOVE LANE is a searing portrayal of escape and entrapment, and a powerful exploration of what home and family can really be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e' Love Lane\u003ci\u003e is the story of a family, told beautifully and with deep understanding. There is no judgement here, only humanity. A joy and a lesson for our time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eAnn Cleeves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'An involving story of reconciliation, secrets and compromises, rich in emotional truth and evocative historical detail'\u003c\/i\u003e Clare Chambers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I adored it. One of the most atmospheric and subtly realised novels I've read in a long while. It has the feel of a small-scale epic, filtered through distinct voices, about family and memory, estrangement and homecoming' \u003c\/i\u003eJames Cahill\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe makes you care about the characters who feel real, and you so badly want the world to treat them with the respect, kindness and attention they deserve. A deep, moving novel' \u003c\/i\u003eGeorgina Moore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSee the FIVE STAR reader reviews for Patrick Gale:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The gift of Patrick Gale is to tell a story with such poise and grace of prose that you are wound deeply around every step of the unfolding tale' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gale is one of those skilled writers who makes you forget you're reading a book'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gale is a wonderful writer' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A gifted storyteller'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tinder Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56930742042997,"sku":"9781472257468","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781472257468","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}