{"product_id":"9781398703056","title":"Second self","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Cathy and Noah first got together neither saw children in their future. Eight years later, they're happily married - and Cathy isn't so sure. With Noah's patience or his wife's ambivalence waning, her widowed mother in a world of her own and her best friend yearning for a second baby, Cathy feels increasingly adrift. Escaping into her work in the conservation studios of the National Gallery, she chips away at the layers of overpaint on a canvas from the collection. Will the discovery of an unexpected truth help her find the clarity she craves? 'Second Self' is a novel about confronting expectations, and learning to cope with the nagging, complex questions that shape a life. It's about minds and bodies at the mercy of natural forces and social pressure. Above all, it's an ode to big decisions, small, tender moments, and how we choose to be.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trapeze","offers":[{"title":"Chloë \/ Ashby","offer_id":48924564521274,"sku":"9781398703056","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781398703056_7f89d6df-5d8b-43da-983b-72c9816e7148.jpg?v=1719052027","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.live\/products\/9781398703056","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}