{"product_id":"the-only-child","title":"The Only Child","description":"\u003cp\u003eA decades-old crime threatens to tear apart three generations of women in this unputdownable mystery that will keep you gripped until its last heart-wrenching page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlmost every graduating class had a girl who disappeared\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e1949 \u003c\/b\u003eIt is the coldest winter Orcades Island has ever known, when a pregnant sixteen-year-old arrives at Fairmile, a home for 'fallen women' run by the Catholic Church. She and her baby will disappear before the snow melts.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2013 Frankie Gray\u003c\/b\u003e has come to the island for the summer, hoping for one last shot at reconnecting with her teenage daughter, \u003cb\u003eIzzy\u003c\/b\u003e, before starting a job as a deputy sheriff. They are staying with her mother, \u003cb\u003eDiana\u003c\/b\u003e, at The Fairmile Inn, soon to be a boutique hotel, but when an elderly nun is found dead in suspicious circumstances, and then a tiny skeleton is discovered in the grounds of the house, Frankie is desperate for answers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At once an evocative, unsettling tale of past misdeeds and a crime thriller that will have you reading with your heart in your mouth, \u003ci\u003eThe Only Child\u003c\/i\u003e is compulsively addictive storytelling from the international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Silk House\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Praise for Kayte Nunn:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'The story carries all the elements of a classic gothic tale . . . that comes with a thrilling twist in the final pages' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Beautifully written with heart-stopping pacing' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Australian Women's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'This spellbinding story intertwines three strong, fearless women in the pursuit of fulfilling their dreams' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFamily Circle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'I found myself racing towards the final pages. Utterly spellbinding' \u003cb\u003eNATASHA LESTER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A haunting, atmospheric novel that is near-impossible to put down'\u003cb\u003e SALLY HEPWORTH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Hugely engaging' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Well-crafted and well-informed' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026gt;","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44791444537523,"sku":"9781398709775","price":559.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17478193579781398709775.jpg?v=1762857566","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/the-only-child","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}