{"product_id":"2026100012135-secondhand-the-island-retreat-signed","title":"The Island Retreat (SIGNED)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Signed\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix guests. One week. A lifetime of secrets waiting to be unravelled. Cathy Kelly's The Island Retreat sweeps readers away to a sun-drenched coastal escape where six strangers — each carrying the quiet weight of hidden truths — converge for what promises to be a transformative week. With warmth, wit, and a razor-sharp understanding of human nature, Kelly constructs a richly layered ensemble drama that moves deftly between laughter and heartbreak, peeling back the carefully maintained façades of lives that appear, on the surface, perfectly composed.\n\nA beloved titan of contemporary Irish women's fiction, Kelly has built her reputation on novels that balance page-turning accessibility with genuine emotional depth, and The Island Retreat is no exception. Her prose is intimate and generous, drawing readers into the inner lives of her characters with the ease of a trusted confidante. As the island's idyllic setting slowly dissolves the walls each guest has built around themselves, Kelly reminds us that the truest journeys are always inward — leaving readers to wonder which secrets, once spoken aloud, can never truly be taken back.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51070621548763,"sku":"2026100012135-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/706a9f4a-c987-4d2e-81c4-8efb8b2457bb.png?v=1794188082","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100012135-secondhand-the-island-retreat-signed","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}