{"product_id":"other-peoples-lives-by-kathleen-macmahon","title":"Other People's Lives by Kathleen MacMahon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Marriage was the biggest decision of their lives and yet they made it so lightly it was barely a decision at all’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs schoolgirls, Justine and her best friend Iseult dreamed of a future that revolved around marriage. They saw it as a happy ending, never imagining for a moment that the reality would be more complicated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComing up to fifty, they're still best friends. Justine has been married to Iseult’s brother for twenty-five years and lives in her childhood home. Iseult has spent her adult life abroad, her marriage clearly unhappy for reasons she won't discuss.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Justine’s daughter suddenly announces her engagement, Justine is thrown into planning a big family wedding. Afraid that her daughter is making a mistake, she finds herself questioning the choices she and Iseult made decades earlier. This crisis of confidence tests Justine in new and unexpected ways.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the Women’s Prize longlisted author of Nothing But Blue Sky and The Home Scar, Other People’s Lives is a captivating story about the decisions we make in a heartbeat, and their lifelong consequences. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHardback | Extent: 384 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublication: 7 May 2026, Penguin | ISBN: 9781844886739\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57329288118654,"sku":null,"price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9781844886739.jpg?v=1777387421","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/other-peoples-lives-by-kathleen-macmahon","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}