{"product_id":"lives-like-mine","title":"Lives Like Mine","description":"\u003cp\u003eMother.\u003cbr\u003eTo three small children, their heritage dual like hers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDaughter.\u003cbr\u003eTo a mother who immigrated to make a better life but has been rejected by her chosen country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWife.\u003cbr\u003eTo a man who loves her but who will not defend her to his intolerant family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWoman…\u003cbr\u003eWhose roles now define her and trap her in a life she no longer recognises…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeet Monica, the flawed heroine at the heart of LIVES LIKE MINE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith her three children in school, Monica finds herself wondering if this is all there is. Despite all the effort and the smiles, in the mirror she sees a woman hollowed out from putting everyone else first, tolerating her in-laws’ intolerance, and wondering if she has a right to complain when she’s living the life that she has created for herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen along comes Joe, a catalyst for change in the guise of a flirtatious parent on the school run. Though the sudden spark of their affair is hedonistic and oh so cathartic, Joe soon offers a friendship that shows Monica how to resurrect and honour the parts of her identity that she has long suppressed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is able to do for Monica what Dan has never managed to, enabling her both to face up to a past of guilty secrets and family estrangements, and to redefine her future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eva Verde","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44716077744297,"sku":"9781398502833","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9781398502833.jpg?v=1727495672","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/lives-like-mine","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}