{"product_id":"the-choice","title":"The Choice","description":"\"Readers will be hard-pressed to put this down.\" Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor fans of Jodi Picoult and If Only I Could Tell You, Penny Hancock's The Choice is an engrossing, thought-provoking novel about family secrets and the way that even the smallest decisions can sometimes have far-reaching consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Emotional and thought-provoking’ – Jenny Quintana, author of The Hiding Place\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn estranged daughter.\u003cbr\u003eRenee Gulliver appears to have it all: a beautiful house overlooking a scenic estuary on England’s East Coast, a successful career as a relationship therapist, three grown-up children, and a beloved grandson, Xavier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA missing grandson.\u003cbr\u003eBut then Xavier vanishes after Renee fails to pick him up from school, and the repercussions are manifold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA mother faced with an impossible choice.\u003cbr\u003eRenee is wracked with remorse; the local community question her priorities, clients abandon her; and, as long-held grievances surface, her daughter Mia offers her a heartbreaking ultimatum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmid recriminations, misunderstandings and lies, can Renee find a way to reunite her family?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A real tour de force’ – Kate Rhodes, author of the Locked-Island mysteries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Gut-wrenching’ – Woman's Own","brand":"Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47855993520354,"sku":"MTO-MACMILLAN-2026-06-3-8.10-529","price":30.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/9898\/5881\/files\/book_528_EoJdvbw59.jpg?v=1780489346","url":"https:\/\/layitflat.com\/products\/the-choice","provider":"Lay it Flat Publishing Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}