{"product_id":"this-bright-life-by-karen-campbell-1","title":"This Bright Life by Karen Campbell","description":"\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE SALTIRE AWARD 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Life-affirming' JANICE HALLETT\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Full of compassion and hope' ELISSA SOAVE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A masterpiece' CAROLE HAILEY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMargaret - an elderly widow who just wants to be left with her memories and her quiet, contained life. Claire - newly divorced, downsizing into the neighbourhood and way too busy to mend a broken heart. Gerard - a tearaway twelve-year-old who hates his name but loves his little brother and sister.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGerard is a bright kid, but trouble always follows him. No one really knows what it's like at home; he's used to carrying a lot on his small shoulders. Gerard doesn't always make good decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne morning, he makes a very bad one, upending not just his world, but the lives of Margaret and Claire too. Both heart-breaking and life-affirming, This Bright Life is a story of messy lives, second chances and the many hands it takes to build a boy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat:Paperback \/ softback 304 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher:Canongate Books\u003cbr\u003eImprint:Canongate Books\u003cbr\u003eEdition:Main\u003cbr\u003eISBN:9781837261185\u003cbr\u003ePublished:26 Mar 2026\u003cbr\u003eClassifications:Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Housing \u0026amp; homelessness\u003cbr\u003eWeight:214g\u003cbr\u003eDimensions:128 x 198 x 20 (mm)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wave of Nostalgia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63919538372957,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/8838\/2301\/files\/9781837261185.jpg?v=1773930037","url":"https:\/\/waveofnostalgia.co.uk\/products\/this-bright-life-by-karen-campbell-1","provider":"Wave of Nostalgia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}