{"product_id":"9780008736903","title":"Attention All Shipping","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Biggs, Kathy \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 8 May 2025 by HarperCollins Publishers (The Borough Press) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e222 x 141 | 500g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Kathy Biggs reminds me of Alan Bennett… she walks the fine line between humour and utter sadness in a way that is very rare' JAN NEWTON\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  When you're feeling lost at sea, what will it take to guide you home?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Grace lives with her father Jack on their crumbling family farm in Wales. Jack, who has dementia, lost his son Michael in a tragic accident at sea many years ago. Each night he is soothed by an old recording of the shipping forecast, lulled to sleep by the belief that Michael is safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e And while he sleeps, Grace wonders how she ended up back here, caring for her father rather than living her own life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e One day, a young woman turns up on their farm, claiming to be Michael’s daughter. But how can this be, seeing as he died before she was born?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e United by this shared flicker of hope, the unlikely trio embark on a journey from the Welsh valleys to Whitby, which will change all their lives forever…\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46829743603971,"sku":"9780008736903","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9780008736903_f999666c-06aa-4be4-aabe-5ef66b012b52.jpg?v=1748253840","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.live\/products\/9780008736903","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}