{"title":"Shannon Garvey","description":"\u003cp\u003eShannon Garvey crafts deeply engaging stories rooted in everyday life, blending warmth and wit with poignant moments. Her novels explore the nuances of family, friendship, and personal growth, offering readers rich characters and immersive narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFans of contemporary general fiction will appreciate Garvey’s delicate balance of humour and emotion, with tales that linger long after the final page. Her writing invites reflection on the bonds that shape us and the journeys that define us.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"june-baby-by-shannon-garvey-9781035451005","title":"June Baby","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this moving debut novel set over one transformative summer in the lush, beachy enclave of Block Island, a young woman reckons with love, loss and a startling secret. A transporting summer read for fans of \u003ci\u003eInto the Blue\u003c\/i\u003e, Lily King, \u003ci\u003eThe Paper Palace\u003c\/i\u003e, Elin Hilderbrand and \u003ci\u003eThe Wedding People\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A novel about grief and first love... tender and precise' \u003cb\u003eCoco Mellors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'The book of the summer. It has everything I want in a beach read: juicy romance, explosive family secrets, and a delicious island setting' \u003cb\u003eElin Hilderbrand\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Sun-drenched... a glittering debut' \u003cb\u003eJenny Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A love letter to summer romance' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe first summer Ruth arrives on Block Island, she is seventeen, her mother is dead and she has nothing in her pocket but a receipt scrawled with the name Diana Beckett. Diana, a renowned photographer, takes Ruth in, and the island becomes the refuge she returns to each June. It is a place to grieve, to write - and to fall in love for the first time, with Diana's nephew Charlie.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNow, ten years on, Diana dies suddenly and Ruth's world turns upside down once more. She goes to Block Island to admit her feelings to Charlie - but he has his own revelation to share. And when Ruth receives a box left to her in Diana's will, its contents raise questions about just how well she knew the two women who raised her...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSalt-kissed and moving, \u003ci\u003eJune Baby\u003c\/i\u003e is a tender slow burn about love, grief and the crossroads of life, set against a backdrop of golden dunes and fading sunsets.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48234924703980,"sku":"9781035451005","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781035451005-june-baby-1.jpg?v=1787811864"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/shannon-garvey.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}