{"product_id":"my-pear-shaped-life-9780008276652","title":"My Pear-Shaped Life","description":"'So many women will find this book speaks to them. It makes you laugh and cry but it is truly inspiring' Katie Fforde\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Sweet, sad, insightful and joyful - this book pressed all the emotion buttons and I'm so glad it did' Milly Johnson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eA beautiful, tender and joyful story\u003c\/strong\u003e.' Susan Lewis\u003c\/p\u003eMeet Greta.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe's funny.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe's flawed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe's hiding so much behind her big smile she's forgotten who she is.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut Greta is about to discover that the key to being happy is...being \u003cem\u003eyourself\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreta Gale has played the part of the funny fat one her entire life, hiding her insecurities behind a big smile. But size doesn't matter when you can laugh at yourself, right?\u003cbr\u003eUntil Greta realises she's the only one \u003cem\u003enot\u003c\/em\u003e laughing. And deep down, she's not sure if she'll ever laugh again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Greta is about to discover that sometimes the best moments in life come when it's all gone a bit pear-shaped...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Poignant and profound, warm and witty, Carmel's brilliant writing invites us to look beyond the smiley face to the complex tangle of emotions inside us all.\u003cstrong\u003e I absolutely adored it\u003c\/strong\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller Cathy Bramley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Warm, engrossing storytelling \u003cstrong\u003eat its best\u003c\/strong\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller Sheila O'Flanagan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carmel Harrington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.96d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780008276652\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIrish Sunday Times bestseller Carmel Harrington writes issue driven contemporary fiction. With comparisons to Maeve Binchy \u0026amp; Liane Moriarty, Carmel writes with warmth and compassion about characters so believable that they could be sitting beside you. From Co. Wexford she lives in a small village with her husband Roger and two young children, Amelia and Nate. Carmel has published six novels, won two writing awards - Kindle Book of the Year 2013 and Romantic eBook of the Year 2013 and been shortlisted for a BGE Irish Book Award in 2016. Her books are published worldwide, regular chart toppers and are translated into eight languages to date. In 2017, she published two books - the official ITV novel and UK bestseller Cold Feet The Lost Years and The Woman at 72 Derry Lane which remained in the Irish Top 10 for five weeks. Her other bestsellers include The Things I Should Have Told You, Every Time A Bell Rings, The Life You Left and Beyond Grace's Rainbow.\u003cbr\u003eShe is a regular on Irish television as a panellist on TV3's Elaine Show. In addition, she is Chair of Wexford Literary Festival, which she co-founded.\u003cbr\u003eFor more information visit www.carmelharrington.com.\u003cbr\u003eYou can find Carmel on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram: @HappyMrsH.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43093381021811,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_303c9128-523a-4c8c-921f-7b4ccebc89fc.jpg?v=1748527213","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/my-pear-shaped-life-9780008276652","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}