{"product_id":"freeing-grace-charity-norman","title":"Freeing Grace - Charity Norman","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"is-hidden__small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sp__the-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"is-hidden__small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sp__the-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product-keynote\" data-v-2b6daa75=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen you're faced with the most difficult choice you've ever known . an absolutely compelling novel of finding love, home and family.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\" data-v-2b6daa75=\"\"\u003eWarm and compelling,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreeing Grace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etells the story of David, curate of an inner-city parish, and Leila, his Nigerian-born wife. Unable to have children of their own, they're desperate for a family. When they finally hear that they've been approved to adopt a baby, Grace, they can scarcely believe their good fortune.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere's just one problem for which David and Leila cannot plan: Grace's birth family-the enigmatic, charismatic Harrisons. Enlisting their friend, the feckless New Zealander Jake Kelly - who's half in love with all of them, one way or another - the Harrisons send him on a quest that will force a shocking confrontation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEveryone only wants what's best for Grace - but who can say exactly what that is?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\" data-v-2b6daa75=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\" data-v-2b6daa75=\"\"\u003e'An absorbing examination of fraught family dynamics and complex social issues [that] will appeal to devotees of Joanna Trollope and Jodi Picoult. Charity Norman has put down the clearest of markers that she is hot on their heels.' -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Jodi Picoult had better look over her shoulder - she's got a new contender by the name of Charity Norman.' -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[An] insightful account of family dynamics' -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Easy to read, hard to put down, it'll move you to tears.' -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEasy Living\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Bio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eCharity Norman was born in Uganda and brought up in successive draughty vicarages in Yorkshire and Birmingham. After several years' travel she became a barrister, specialising in crime and family law in the northeast of England. Also a mediator and telephone crisis line listener, she's passionate about the power of communication to slice through the knots. In 2002, realising that her three children had barely met her, she took a break from the law and moved with her family to New Zealand. Her first novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreeing Grace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was published in 2010. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSecond Chances\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter the Fall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) was a Richard and Judy Book Club choice and World Book Night title. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSee You in September\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, her fifth book, was shortlisted for Best Crime Novel in the 2018 Ngaio Marsh Awards for Crime Fiction. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Secrets of Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is her sixth book and has been shortlisted for Best International Crime Fiction at the 2021 Ned Kelly Awards and longlisted for Best Novel at the 2021 Ngaio Awards.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"EmmasatOxford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43999428313242,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/9024\/8009\/files\/FreeingGrace.jpg?v=1697412101","url":"https:\/\/emmasatoxford.pro\/products\/freeing-grace-charity-norman","provider":"EmmasatOxford","version":"1.0","type":"link"}