{"product_id":"the-unexpected-9780008267889","title":"The Unexpected","description":"'Loved this clever and funny novel' Anna Mazzola\u003cp\u003e'A heartwarming depiction of female friendship as a bond stronger than any other' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Wonderful... all sorts of common assumptions about motherhood and family are turned on their head. It's brilliant on friendship, identity, longing and resilience' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A thought-provoking and unputdownable story about the interconnectedness of female friendship, love, romance and family' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*********************************************************************************\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKessie and Robin have been best friends since they were small. Now they've reached their mid-thirties, and biological clocks are ticking loudly. But Kessie is single, Robin's partner is ambivalent about trying for a baby, and single parenting sounds almost impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen one of them gets pregnant, the other finds herself helping out to an extent that neither had expected. How far is a supportive friend supposed to go? What do you do when you feel like a mother to a child who isn't yours? Are there alternative ways to conceive of a family?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*********************************************************************************\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA funny, addictive and poignant novel about what happens when the lines between friendship, romance, and family begin to blur. For fans of Meg Mason and Dolly Alderton.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Funny and heartwarming' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCloser\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Wiles writes with \u003cstrong\u003ehumour\u003c\/strong\u003e, tenderness and wisdom' \u003cstrong\u003eMarianne Levy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'\u003c\/strong\u003eAn\u003cstrong\u003e intelligent, \u003c\/strong\u003ethought-provoking, tender and very real exploration of friendship, pregnancy and the changing face of modern parenting' \u003cstrong\u003eSusannah Wise\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I didn't want this novel to end...offers a brutally honest portrait of motherhood in its joys and despairs. \u003cstrong\u003eRadiant\u003c\/strong\u003e' \u003cstrong\u003eDonna Freitas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This novel reminds us that chosen families are as complicated, messy and \u003cstrong\u003ethick with love\u003c\/strong\u003e as biological ones' \u003cstrong\u003eRowan Hisayo Buchanan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal\u003c\/strong\u003e, thoughtful, stimulating and highly readable' \u003cstrong\u003eVesna Goldsworthy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReaders love Ellen Wiles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Absorbed from page one' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A fantastic read. I was completely gripped throughout' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Communicates a difficult topic with incredible insight and poetic language. I became completely absorbed by the characters' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Loved the characters and the way the story was told through them' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ellen Wiles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HQ\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 5.04w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780008267889\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEllen Wiles \u003c\/strong\u003egrew up in Reading and did a music degree at Oxford before turning to human rights and working as a lawyer in Thailand, Botswana, Myanmar and London. 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