{"product_id":"reluctantly-home-9781542021203","title":"Reluctantly Home","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhere the Story Starts\u003c\/i\u003e comes a tale about dealing with the past--and finally facing the future.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePip Appleby seems to have it all, with her prestigious job as a human rights lawyer and her enviable London home. But then a tragic accident stops her life in its tracks, and in an instant everything changes. Retreating to her family's rural farm and the humble origins she has been trying to hide, Pip is haunted by what she has done.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she discovers the diary of actress Evelyn Mountcastle in a box of old books, Pip revels in the opportunity to lose herself in someone else's life rather than focus on the disaster that is her own. But soon she sees parallels--Evelyn's life was also beset by tragedy, and, like Pip, she returned to Southwold under a dark cloud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Pip and Evelyn's paths cross in real life they slowly begin to reveal the hidden stories that are holding them back. Can they help each other forgive what happened in the past and, perhaps, find happiness in the future?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClark, Imogen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eImogen Clark lives in Yorkshire, England, with her husband and children. Her first burning ambition was to be a solicitor and so she read law at Manchester University and then worked for many years at a commercial law firm. After leaving her legal career behind to care for her four children, Imogen turned to her second love--books. She returned to university, studying part-time while the children were at school, and was awarded a BA in English Literature with first class honours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer first three novels, \u003ci\u003ePostcards from a Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Thing About Clare\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhere the Story Starts\u003c\/i\u003e, have all reached the number 1 spot in the UK Kindle charts, and her books have been number 1 in Australia and Germany as well. She is also the author of a Christmas novella, \u003ci\u003ePostcards at Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e, which is a sequel to \u003ci\u003ePostcards from a Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImogen loves sunshine and travel and longs to live by the sea someday.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lake Union Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50377484140818,"sku":"9781542021203","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_53e8d91c-59dd-475a-8e25-9eef9b32d925.jpg?v=1728624256","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/reluctantly-home-9781542021203","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}