{"product_id":"whenever-youre-ready-paperback-1","title":"Whenever You're Ready - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTrish Bolton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA love letter to the lives of older women, \u003ci\u003eWhenever You're Ready\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving and perceptive novel about three women searching for a way forward in the wake of a sudden loss.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Tender, warm-hearted and wise.' \u003cb\u003eToni Jordan \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Each of the women in this novel feels like she could be a friend.' \u003cb\u003eSophie Green\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn unexpected death finds Lizzie, Alice and Margot at various crossroads in their lives, torn between looking back and moving on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLizzie is reeling from her discovery of a decades-old secret that changes everything she thought she knew about her friends, her family and her marriage. Alice has always been the good-time girl, as charismatic presenting the weather on television as she is working as a life model. But decades of piecemeal gigs have left her with a rapidly unravelling safety net. Meanwhile, Lizzie's perfectionist daughter Margot is realising that, despite having built herself a faultlessly curated life, she hasn't put her troubled past behind her as neatly as she thought she had. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhenever You're Ready \u003c\/i\u003eis a sweetly wise and gently wistful novel about the secrets and seasons of three intertwined lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Bolton is a natural-born storyteller and her debut novel is a gift to us all.'\u003cb\u003e Lee Kofman \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Social commentary shot through with wicked humour. I loved it.' \u003cb\u003eLucy Treloar\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Engaging, moving and full of heart.' \u003cb\u003eSuzanne Leal \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Trish Bolton renders visible the complex lives of older women who are so often invisible in our culture. A page-turner of a novel.' \u003cb\u003eSian Prior\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrish Bolton is a Melbourne writer whose words have appeared in \u003ci\u003eOverland, New Matilda, The Big Issue, The Age, Sunday Age, Sydney Morning Herald \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Canberra Times\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eWhenever You're Ready\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726046498879,"sku":"9781761470271","price":33.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/97fc638a1a52fd1add5af9cffaf951f0.webp?v=1765109014","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/whenever-youre-ready-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}