{"product_id":"9781398566231","title":"WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Daisy May Cooper\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e November 2026 by Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Ltd (Gallery) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 352 pages \u003cbr\u003e234mm x 153mm | 500g\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003eMary's husband unexpectedly leaves her after forty-five years. At the same time, Emma finally finds the courage to do a runner from hers. For the first time in years, mother and daughter find themselves living under one roof in the Cornish fishing village of Polperro, along with eight-year-old Ivy (and her beloved stuffed giraffe, Tw*t). They have returned to Mary's childhood home after the recent death of her mother. But as they navigate their new lives and attempt to reconnect with one another, long-forgotten family truths begin to surface. Going home was never part of the plan; neither was digging up the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003eWarm and wickedly funny, Daisy May Cooper brings her trademark dark humour to her twisty and touching debut novel. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57481511305591,"sku":"9781398566231","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/7c6d9d39-e0a5-4602-be0c-eba20543793a.jpg?v=1790084324","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781398566231","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}