{"product_id":"9780241966068","title":"The Separation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE NUMBER 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eTHE TEA PLANTER'S WIFE\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Separation\u003c\/i\u003e by Dinah Jefferies is a sweeping novel set in 1950s Malaya, about a mother searching for her daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat happens when a mother and her daughters are separated; who do they become when they believe it might be forever? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1953, the eve of the Cartwright's departure from Malaya. Eleven-year-old Emma can't understand why they're leaving without their mother; why her taciturn father is refusing to answer questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLydia arrives home to an empty house - there's no sign of her husband Alec or her daughters. Panic stricken, she embarks on a dangerous journey to find them through the hot and civil-war-torn Malayan jungle - one that only the power of a mother's love can help her to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDinah Jefferies was born in Malaya in 1948 and moved to England at the age of nine. She has worked in education, once lived in a 'rock 'n roll' commune and, more recently, been an exhibiting artist.  She spends her days writing, with time off to make tiaras and dinosaurs with her grandchildren. \u003ci\u003eThe Separation\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176554938608,"sku":"9780241966068","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780241966068_p0.jpg?v=1763680058","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780241966068","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}