{"product_id":"commonwealth-by-ann-patchett-9781408880364","title":"Commonwealth","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNext, dive into TOM LAKE – the breath-taking new novel from Ann Patchett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Dazzling … life-affirming and compulsively readable'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Patchett blends wisdom and humanity jointly with the icy forensic gaze of someone not afraid to expose the frailties of human behaviour ... Read it'\u003c\/b\u003e Jojo Moyes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An outstanding novel ... a master of her art'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is 1964: Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating’s christening party uninvited and notices a heart-stoppingly beautiful woman. When he kisses Beverly Keating, his host’s wife, he sets in motion the joining of two families, whose shared fate will be defined on a day seven years later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1988, Franny Keating, now twenty-four, is working as a cocktail waitress in Chicago. When she meets the famous author Leon Posen one night at the bar, and tells him about her family, she unwittingly relinquishes control over their story...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46711159914732,"sku":"9781408880364","price":19.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/16914333482689.jpg?v=1754193229","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/commonwealth-by-ann-patchett-9781408880364","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}