{"product_id":"9781741987461","title":"Bad Behaviour","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Central to Byrski's book is the value of friendship among women\" \u003ci\u003eSun-Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne mistake can change a life forever.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZoe is living a conventional suburban life in Fremantle. She works, she gardens and she loves her supportive husband Archie and their three children. But the arrival of a new woman into her son Daniel's life unsettles Zoe. Suddenly she is feeling angry and hurt, and is lashing out at those closest to her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Sussex, England, Julia is feeling nostalgic as she nurses her best friend through the last painful stages of cancer. Her enthusiastic but dithering husband Tom is trying to convince Julia to slow down. Although she knows Tom means well, Julia cannot help but feel frustrated that he is pushing her into old age before she is ready. But she knows she is lucky to have him. She so nearly didn't...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese two women's lives have been shaped by the decisions they made back in 1968 - when they were young, idealistic and naive. In a world that was a whirl of politics and protest, consciousness raising and sexual liberation, Zoe and Julia were looking for love, truth and their own happy endings. They soon discover that life is rarely that simple, as their bad behaviour leads them down paths that they can never turn back from.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR LIZ BYRSKI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Her plots and characters get stronger with each book\" \u003ci\u003eThe Sydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Liz Byrski has a guaranteed cheer squad for her novels which champion...women taking charge of their life and growing old creatively\" \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFans of Monica McInerney, Liane Moriarty and Joanna Trollope will love Liz Byrski.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131331100912,"sku":"9781741987461","price":11.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781741987461_p0.jpg?v=1763702942","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781741987461","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}