{"product_id":"the-long-weekend-1","title":"The Long Weekend","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour perfect strangers. Three days. Can one weekend away change your life? The unputdownable new drama by one of Australia's most beloved storytellers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComing together for a writing workshop with bestselling author Jan Goldstein, four strangers converge upon a luxury forest retreat. But along with their notepads and laptops, each of the participants has brought some emotional baggage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeth is a solo parent and busy career woman haunted by a tragic car accident. Simone, the youngest at 26, is a successful Instagram star but she's hiding behind a facade. Jamie is the only man. He's a handsome personal trainer - but he looks out of place with a pen in his hand. Finally, Alice is a wife and mum recovering from post-natal depression. She and Jamie soon realise they are not such perfect strangers after all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly one thing is for sure: on this creative getaway, nothing will go according to script.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The Long Weekend delivers to readers the perfect chance to escape from their own lives, if just for a few hours. Readers can expect a raft of revelations around postnatal depression, secret affairs, hidden identities, parental neglect and untold truths, with a few steamy sex scenes' Books+Publishing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Delves deep into themes of secret affairs, hidden identities, parental neglect and untold truths' Who Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Fiona Palmer is a writer who demonstrates great facility for storytelling, for swiftly moving a plot along. She writes relatable characters. I have no doubt that The Long Weekend will be another bestseller' Living Arts Canberra\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An emotionally charged and engaging novel, with a good and interesting cast' Canberra Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Fiona Palmer:\u003cbr\u003e'There's an honesty to Palmer's characters that transports you into the heart of their worlds' Australian Women's Weekly\u003cbr\u003e'It's a story about family, female empowerment and matters of the heart' Woman's Day\u003cbr\u003e'Her books are tear-jerkers and page-turners' Sydney Morning Herald\u003cbr\u003e'Fiona Palmer just keeps getting better' RACHAEL JOHNS\u003cbr\u003e'Heartbreak, love and sibling relationships'New Idea\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fiona Palmer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45473141751977,"sku":"9780733646119","price":7.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9780733646119.jpg?v=1742008840","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/the-long-weekend-1","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}