{"product_id":"a-second-hand-husband-hardcover","title":"A Second-Hand Husband - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClaire Calman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA laugh-out-loud, feel-good story from bestselling author Claire Calman \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNatalie and Carl are newlyweds, but the honeymoon period is over already.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCarl has just announced he has bought their first home at auction without telling Natalie where it is, never mind showing her a picture of it.\u003cbr\u003e Natalie is horrified to discover that the dream home is in Little Wyford, mere minutes away from Carl's ex-wife Antonia. And to make matters worse, Antonia's palatial country mansion has a fully-functioning roof (and a heated swimming pool!), unlike the ramshackle cottage Carl has bought for them'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAntonia is Little Wyford's Queen Bee, mistress of the book club, organiser of the Christmas Fair and leader of the ladies-who-lunch. No matter how hard she tries, Natalie just doesn't fit in, and when Antonia insists on referring to Carl as 'Our Husband', Natalie's dreams of happily-ever-after take another nose dive.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSecond-hand furniture has much to recommend it, especially when doing up a country cottage, second-hand clothes can be ever-so chic, but second-hand husbands are proving to be a very bad idea indeed' Can Natalie ever escape the label of Wife Number Two or is she destined to share her husband forever?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHilariously funny, wickedly witty, but with a heart of gold and a warmth and wisdom that are all its own, \u003cem\u003eASecond-Hand Husband\u003c\/em\u003e is Claire Calman's tour de force. Perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella and Katie Fforde.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Claire Calman: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon't take this hilarious, touching and very clever novel to bed if you've got to rise very early the next day, because it is \u003cstrong\u003eso engrossing, you'll read until four in the morning\u003c\/strong\u003e. Claire Calman's plot twists and turns with endless surprises... \u003cem\u003eJilly Cooper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI really, really enjoyed it ' I devoured it over four nights. Such a lovely, funny read. \u003cstrong\u003eSmart, witty and full of heart\u003c\/strong\u003e. The characters were so well defined ' I felt I knew them intimately. And the cottage and the pond and village ' all the locations in fact were so beautifully depicted, I was completely transported there!But also the dialogue was a joy and such great humour - I laughed out loud on many occasions' \u003cem\u003eRuth Jones\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA beautifully observed tale of new love and blending families, with \u003cstrong\u003ea heroine I was rooting for from the very first page\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eShari Low\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA beautiful book, so compassionate\u003c\/strong\u003e... and ultimately very hopeful. I enjoyed it hugely' \u003cem\u003eMarian Keyes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA clever, bittersweet, uplifting novel\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eSophie Kinsella\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWriting with proper heart\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eRachel Joyce\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe characterisation is brilliant, and the astute storytelling, punctuated by stiletto-sharp wit, produces \u003cstrong\u003ean effervescent and spirit-lifting story\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eSunday Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA poignant and beautifully articulated tale of love and loss, memory and forgetting, grief and guilt, new love and letting go. \u003cstrong\u003eI was engrossed\u003c\/strong\u003e, often tearful, and finally, uplifted' \u003cem\u003eIsobel Wolff\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimply wonderful\u003c\/strong\u003e. I was totally enchanted, devoured it in a day, and have been raving about it ever since' \u003cem\u003eFiona Walker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 340\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50356829880557,"sku":"9781801629669","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/wB4cdckjmi9781801629669.webp?v=1785340649","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/a-second-hand-husband-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}