{"product_id":"free-love","title":"Free Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Tessa Hadley, bestselling author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/late-in-the-day?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard\u0026amp;utm_medium=product-links\u0026amp;utm_content=web\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLate in the Day\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/the-past?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard\u0026amp;utm_medium=product-links\u0026amp;utm_content=web\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Past\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, comes a compulsive new novel about one woman's sexual and intellectual awakening in 1960s London.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1967. While London comes alive with the new youth revolution, the suburban Fischer family seems to belong to an older world of conventional stability: pretty, dutiful homemaker Phyllis is married to Roger, a devoted father with a career in the Foreign Office. Their children are Colette, a bookish teenager, and Hugh, the golden boy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut when the twenty-something son of an old friend pays the Fischers a visit one hot summer evening, and kisses Phyllis in the dark garden after dinner, something in her catches fire. Newly awake to the world, Phyllis makes a choice that defies all expectations of her as a wife and a mother. Nothing in these ordinary lives is so ordinary after all, it turns out, as the family's upheaval mirrors the dramatic transformation of the society around them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith scalpel-sharp insight, Tessa Hadley explores her characters' inner worlds, laying bare their fears and longings. Daring and sensual, \u003cem\u003eFree Love\u003c\/em\u003e is a compulsive, irresistible exploration of romantic love, sexual freedom and living out the truest and most meaningful version of our lives. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tessa Hadley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42370471985409,"sku":"9781529115239","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-1372.png?v=1728900752","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/free-love","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}