{"product_id":"cuckoo-in-the-nest-as-featured-on-bbc-radio-4-womans-hour-9781915643919","title":"Cuckoo in the Nest: As Featured on BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Daily Mail Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A warm and wonderful story'\u003c\/b\u003e Adele Parks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRunner-up for the Paul Torday Memorial Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the heatwave summer of 1976 and 14-year-old would be poet Jackie Chadwick is newly fostered by the Walls. She desperately needs stability, but their insecure, jealous teenage daughter isn't happy about the cuckoo in the nest and sets about ousting her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen her attempts to do so lead to near-tragedy - and the Walls' veneer of middle-class respectability begins to crumble - everyone in the household is forced to reassess what really matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunny and poignant, \u003ci\u003eCuckoo in the Nest\u003c\/i\u003e is inspired by Fran Hill's own experience of being fostered. A glorious coming of age story set in the summer of 1976.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fresh, authentic and darkly funny. I absolutely loved it'\u003c\/b\u003e Ruth Hogan, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Keeper of Lost Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Illuminating and tender'\u003c\/b\u003e WI Life magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Vivid, funny, nostalgic and utterly charming'\u003c\/b\u003e Veronica Henry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Laugh out loud funny, yet heartbreakingly sad'\u003c\/b\u003e Frances Quinn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Totally evokes a seventies childhood'\u003c\/b\u003e Joanna Nadin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This made my soul sing! Witty, poignant and full of heart'\u003c\/b\u003e Jessica Ryn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Poignant and uplifting'\u003c\/b\u003e Jane Bettany\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliantly written, I was hooked straight away'\u003c\/b\u003e Premier Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sometimes a character stays with me long after I've closed the book, and Jackie, the hilariously sarcastic but touchingly vulnerable heroine of this wonderful coming of age novel, is one of them'\u003c\/b\u003e Heat Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An original voice, and a wonderful book for readers to discover'\u003c\/b\u003e Gaby Koppel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It's so difficult to do funny and moving but Fran Hill nails it... I enjoyed every word of it'\u003c\/b\u003e Trevor Wood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A heartbreaking and yet funny novel written with honesty and yet real empathy'\u003c\/b\u003e Anna Domingo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFran Hill\u003c\/b\u003e is a 60-year-old retired English teacher and self-employed writer with two previous books: a self-published novella and a memoir. This is her first full-length work of fiction. She has three grown-up children and two grandchildren and lives in Warwickshire with her gardener husband. You can find out more about Fran and her work at www.franhill.co.uk.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Legends Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50394603946258,"sku":"9781915643919","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1e47bf46-560e-4007-9d7d-6528692782f3.jpg?v=1729010757","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cuckoo-in-the-nest-as-featured-on-bbc-radio-4-womans-hour-9781915643919","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}