{"product_id":"9781409139171","title":"The Empty Hearth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wonderfully gritty, heart-warming novel in the vein of Maureen Lee from the author of OUTCAST CHILD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Dad loves Mum - loves her to the point of obsession. He's jealous when she shows us any affection.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in Battersea in the Fifties and Sixties, the Pratchett family have to contend with coalman Alfie Pratchett's obsessive jealousy. Although Alfie is a bully, his two teenage children, John and Millie, have learned to dodge him and his moods. The main concern of ugly duckling Millie - who looks nothing like her handsome brother John - is to protect their mum, Eileen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a serious crisis occurs at the Pratchetts' home, Alfie is forced to watch his whole world gradually collapse around him. Their old life has gone forever, and a new one has begun - one in which rape, debt, alcoholism and insanity play their parts. And redemption is a long time coming¿\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKitty Neale is a storyteller of rare power, unafraid to uncover the dark secrets that lie behind the well-scrubbed doorsteps of family homes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Group, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152983408880,"sku":"9781409139171","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781409139171_p0.jpg?v=1763720201","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781409139171","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}