{"product_id":"9780007380275_the-sunflower-forest","title":"The Sunflower Forest","description":"\u003cp\u003eBestselling author Torey Hayden’s novel poignantly tells of a daughter’s attempt to grow up in the shadow of her mother’s haunted past. Warm, melancholy and evocatively rendered this book captures the essence of a family touched by sadness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA haunting tale of a family who can't escape the consequences of their mother's tormented childhood. Hayden, a master storyteller, again turns her talent to fiction in this novel that combines a psychological thriller with a nuanced family drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLesley’s Hungarian mother Mara – charming, childlike, lovable – is traumatized by her adolescent Holocaust experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough her American husband and daughters try to live a normal life, Mara holds them thrall to her moods and quirks. Lesley struggles to understand, but dealing with Mara is a severe strain which sets her apart from her peers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Mara’s psychosis results in tragedy, Lesley goes to Wales in search of her mother’s remembered joy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Torey Hayden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47284773421205,"sku":"9780007380275","price":8.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007380275.jpg?v=1776992274","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007380275_the-sunflower-forest","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}