{"product_id":"2026200016509-secondhand-the-facts-of-life","title":"The Facts Of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sweeping saga of music, secrets, and survival, The Facts of Life chronicles three generations of an English family, tracing their lives from the shadow of World War II through to the cultural upheaval of the late twentieth century. At its heart is Edward, a gifted young musician whose personal and artistic journey is shaped by the complex, often turbulent relationships that surround him — from his fiercely independent mother Sally to the grandmother who guards the family's deepest secrets. Patrick Gale constructs a richly layered narrative that moves fluidly across decades, weaving themes of identity, sexuality, artistic ambition, and the enduring power of family bonds into a tapestry that is both intimate and epic in scope. His prose is warm yet precise, capturing the quiet devastations and unexpected joys of ordinary life with the sensitivity of a composer attuned to every note — leaving the reader to wonder what truths about love and legacy have been passed down, unspoken, through the generations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49336817090779,"sku":"2026200016509-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/fe644a96-d3d4-43dc-8c88-e268bd4e5b01.png?v=1789958746","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200016509-secondhand-the-facts-of-life","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}