{"product_id":"9781848949706","title":"From the Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKYM MARSH\u003c\/b\u003e is one of our most-loved stars, but her life has been a rollercoaster ride through love, laughter and tears.\u003cbr\u003eNow Kym's ready to tell her full story for the first time, describing her difficult childhood growing up on a council estate in Wigan, and struggling at school with bullying and an eating disorder.\u003cbr\u003eShe describes falling in love at 17 and finding herself pregnant while still a teenager. By the time she was 21, she was a single mum with two very young children, David and Emily, and it was a real struggle to make ends meet.\u003cbr\u003eBut Kym had always dreamt of performing and even though the odds were stacked against her, she was determined to make her dream a reality. One day she auditioned for a new TV show called Popstars and her life changed forever.\u003cbr\u003eKym now stars in the nation's favourite soap, Coronation Street. But her life off-screen hasn't been easy. She reflects on her marriage to Jack Ryder and how hard she tried to make it work. Kym found new love with Hollyoaks star Jamie Lomas and after tragically losing their first baby Archie in 2009, the couple were over the moon to welcome little Polly Lomas into the world earlier this year.\u003cbr\u003eEntertaining, funny and incredibly honest, \u003ci\u003eFrom the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e is a fantastic read all about how sometimes the best things happen in life when you refuse to give up hope.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150819049712,"sku":"9781848949706","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781848949706_p0.jpg?v=1763751604","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781848949706","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}