{"product_id":"9781845968137","title":"Ashamed","description":"\u003cp\u003e'At the lowest moment in my life, I stood at the gates of hell. I saw what it was like. I can never, ever go back there again.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Laura Walsh walked into her four-month-old daughter's bedroom, she was confronted with a mother's worst nightmare. Her beautiful baby was dead in her cot. This tragedy marked the beginning of Laura's journey of self-destruction. She became addicted to painkillers and alcohol, her marriage failed and she lost her house and alienated her friends and family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLying and stealing to acquire tablets and booze, Laura spent several desperate years in the wilderness, years in which her two remaining children had to watch their mum become a sordid shadow of the woman they loved. She was ashamed but unable to find the strength to fight back - until one Christmas when her addictions finally threatened to kill her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAshamed\u003c\/i\u003e is the inspirational account of how Laura found the strength to step back from hell, launch a successful business and become a mother to her children once again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mainstream Publishing Company, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47182652571888,"sku":"9781845968137","price":11.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781845968137_p0.jpg?v=1769894479","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781845968137","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}