{"product_id":"9780241796917","title":"The Calamity Club (International)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Smart, funny, and driven by unforgettable characters ... a must-read' Bonnie Garmus, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLessons in Chemistry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'With exquisite storytelling and unforgettable characters, The Calamity Club is a joyful, heartbreaking, heartwarming read. I loved it so much' Jennie Godfrey, author of \u003ci\u003eThe List of Suspicious Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e You give a girl a taste of fresh air and then you take it away she ll grow fierce and wild to get it back. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOxford, Mississippi, 1933.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEleven-year-old \u003cb\u003eMeg Lefleur\u003c\/b\u003e has learned the hard way to rely on no one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEver since her beloved mother failed to come home last Christmas Eve, she s been one of the 'unadoptable' girls at the town s orphanage, where she fights each day to keep her wits sharp and her spirit unbowed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen she meets \u003cb\u003eBirdie\u003c\/b\u003e, a young woman who has come to Oxford determined to remind her socialite sister of the impoverished family she left behind, for the first time in a long while it seems someone else might care about Meg s future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as the Depression tightens its grip, Birdie begins to suspect her sister s charmed life may be founded on a tapestry of lies. Then, Birdie encounters Charlie, a woman haunted by loss who has been pushed to the brink with nothing left to lose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawn together by circumstance, they find unexpected kinship among a disreputable, determined band of women.\u003cbr\u003eBut in a town steeped in hypocrisy, even the smallest act of defiance can have dangerous consequences \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBold, heartwarming, and riotously funny, \u003ci\u003eThe Calamity Club \u003c\/i\u003eis an unforgettable story of resilience and friendship, and a sisterhood of underestimated women who risk everything to take back control of their fates.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR THE HELP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Daring, vitally important and very courageous, I loved and admired \u003ci\u003eThe Help. \u003c\/i\u003eFantastic' MARIAN KEYES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Outstanding, immensely funny, very compelling,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fig Tree","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49651211436280,"sku":"EB_LI0700_E04-03_SYDNEY","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8208\/6904\/files\/9780241796917-1_c4e51fd2-157f-4082-98c3-cd1543db6776.jpg?v=1790667861","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/zh\/products\/9780241796917","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}