{"product_id":"books-instructions-for-a-heatwave-by-maggie-o-farrell","title":"Instructions for a Heatwave","description":"\u003cp\u003eLondon, 1976. In the thick of a record-breaking heatwave, Gretta Riordan's newly retired husband has cleaned out his bank account and vanished. Now, for the first time in years, Gretta calls her children home: Michael Francis, a history teacher whose marriage is failing; Monica, whose blighted past has driven a wedge between her and her younger sister; and Aoife, the youngest, whose new life in Manhattan is elaborately arranged to conceal a devastating secret. \u003cbr\u003e In a story that stretches from the Upper West Side to a village on the coast of Ireland, Maggie O'Farrell explores the mysteries that inhere within families, and reveals the fault lines over which we build our lives. \u003ci\u003eInstructions for a Heatwave\u003c\/i\u003e weaves an unforgettable narrative of a family falling apart and coming together with hard-won, life-changing truths about who they really are. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53674414309649,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780385349406.jpg?v=1781532069","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-instructions-for-a-heatwave-by-maggie-o-farrell","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}