{"product_id":"halfways","title":"The Halfways","description":"\u003cp\u003e'I loved this sweeping family drama. Moving and unforgettable'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSarah Morgan, \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e'This novel is an absolute beauty, and already one of my favourites for 2022. Nilopar Uddin's writing is entrancing, her characterisation, brilliant. In \u003cem\u003eThe Halfways\u003c\/em\u003e, she has quite genuinely taken my breath away' \u003cstrong\u003eJenny Ashcroft, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eBeneath a Burning Sky\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eNasrin and Sabrina are two sisters, who on the face of things live successful and enviable lives in London and New York. When their father, Shamsur suddenly dies, they rush to be with their mother at the family home and restaurant in Wales, and reluctantly step back into the stifling world of their childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eWhen Shamsur's will is read, a devastating secret is revealed that challenges all that people thought and loved about him. It also profoundly changes the lives and identities of the sisters, and creates an irreparable family rift...\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003eMoving between London, Wales, New York and Bangladesh, this is an epic family drama that spans over four decades. A story of mothers and daughters, of fathers and daughters, of sisterhood, it is a tale that explores belonging, family and what makes forgiveness and redemption possible.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003cem\u003eThe Halfways\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eI fell in love with this well written and riveting family saga.\u003c\/strong\u003e Great characters, well plotted and gripping' Reader review,      \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e'This story is a wonderful exploration of the lives of a family lived between two very different cultures . . . \u003cstrong\u003eOne of my favourite reads this year\u003c\/strong\u003e' Reader review,      \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003eThe Halfways\u003c\/em\u003e is a story that at it's very core is about family, culture and belonging . . . A layered, moving and engaging read which \u003cstrong\u003e I wholeheartedly recommend\u003c\/strong\u003e' Reader review,      \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e'Absolutely brilliant . . .\u003cstrong\u003e I just wish I could give it more than five stars! \u003c\/strong\u003eGot me from page one and I couldn't stop reading till I found out how it would end!' Reader review,      \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nilopar Uddin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41966835171506,"sku":"9780008478711","price":330.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/products\/373846_62fc2268b06810.24612978_9780008478711_5bd2ba69-d099-4817-b9a8-c2d49f1481dc.jpg?v=1660692036","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/halfways","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}