{"product_id":"9781837261185","title":"This Bright Life","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Karen Campbell\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 26 March 2026 by Canongate Books in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e128 x 198 x 20mm | 214g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE SALTIRE AWARD 2025'Life-affirming' JANICE HALLETT'Full of compassion and hope' ELISSA SOAVE'A masterpiece' CAROLE HAILEYMargaret - an elderly widow who just wants to be left with her memories and her quiet, contained life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaire - newly divorced, downsizing into the neighbourhood and way too busy to mend a broken heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGerard - a tearaway twelve-year-old who hates his name but loves his little brother and sister. Gerard is a bright kid, but trouble always follows him. No one really knows what it's like at home; he's used to carrying a lot on his small shoulders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGerard doesn't always make good decisions. One morning, he makes a very bad one, upending not just his world, but the lives of Margaret and Claire too. Both heart-breaking and life-affirming, This Bright Life is a story of messy lives, second chances and the many hands it takes to build a boy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Karen Campbell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64839581040989,"sku":"9781837261185","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1074\/9358\/9341\/files\/9781837261185.jpg?v=1780059244","url":"https:\/\/adventureintobooks.co.uk\/products\/9781837261185","provider":"Adventure Into Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}