{"product_id":"9781743348550","title":"In the Company of Strangers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A heart-warming tale about forgiveness, hope and second chances\" \u003ci\u003eAdelaide Advertiser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuby and Cat's friendship was forged on an English dockside over sixty years ago when, both fearful, they boarded a ship bound for Australia. It was a friendship that was supposed to last a lifetime but when news of Cat's death reaches Ruby back in London, it comes after a painful estrangement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeclan has also drifted away from Cat, but he is forced back to his aunt's lavender farm, Benson's Reach, when he learns that he and Ruby are co-beneficiaries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs these two very different people come together in Margaret River they must learn to trust each other and to deal with the staff and guests. Can the legacy of Benson's Reach triumph over the hurt of the past? Or is Cat's duty-laden legacy simply too much for Ruby and Declan to keep alive?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR LIZ BYRSKI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Her plots and characters get stronger with each book\" \u003ci\u003eThe Sydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/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":47157239382256,"sku":"9781743348550","price":11.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781743348550_p0.jpg?v=1763704748","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781743348550","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}