{"product_id":"9780008528881","title":"Half Lives","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Krystle Zara Appiah\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 June 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (The Borough Press) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHardback | 400 pages\u003cbr\u003e222 x 146 x 37mm | 492g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one can hurt you like a sister\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Growing up in 1970s Ghana, Evelyn and Maggie are two sides of the same coin. While reliable Evelyn is entrusted to support her struggling family, Maggie skips class to flirt with boys. Despite their differences, they’ve made a promise: one day they will escape to America, and start a new life together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Evelyn’s prospects transform when she marries Gus, a wealthy surgeon who already lives in New York, and quickly falls pregnant. Meanwhile, Maggie sees her prospects vanish when she realises she is also expecting, but without the crucial detail of a husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When a terrible accident causes Evelyn to lose her unborn child, the answer seems simple, and Evelyn takes her sister’s unwanted baby to the States to raise as her own. But such an act has untold consequences for both sisters, and when one of them changes their mind, an impossible decision awaits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e An emotional gut-punch of a novel, Half Lives is about the enduring power of love, and what it can withstand before it breaks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Krystle Zara Appiah","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65544610578781,"sku":"9780008528881","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1074\/9358\/9341\/files\/9780008528881.jpg?v=1786451145","url":"https:\/\/adventureintobooks.co.uk\/products\/9780008528881","provider":"Adventure Into Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}