{"product_id":"9781036704308","title":"Close To Home : A Heartfelt Womenâ€™s Fiction Novel About Family, Forgiveness and Finding Your Way Back","description":"\u003cp\u003eReturning home might save the townâ€”but could cost her everything. Orphaned as a teenager, veterinarian Charlie Anderson built a life on her own termsâ€”far from the fractured family she left behind in the rural town of Naringup. But when a suspected Hendra virus outbreak draws her back to Naringup, Charlie is forced to face the very past she thought she'd escaped. Returning means confronting the people she walked away from: a cousin she left behind, an aunt whose choices shattered her world, and a tangle of grief and resentment sheâ€™s kept buried for years. As panic over the outbreak grows, Charlie teams up with local ranger Joel Drummondâ€”whose easy warmth and unruly family offer a glimpse of the connection sheâ€™s longed for. When tensions reach breaking point, Charlie must decide: will she find the courage to heal old wounds, or walk away for goodâ€”and risk losing the only family she has left? Close to Home is a standalone novel in The Homecoming Collection â€“ an emotionally layered, page-turning story of family, resilience, and the ties that pull us back home. _______________________________________ Praise for Close to Home: ????? Couldnâ€™t put it down. ????? Brilliant. ????? A wonderful story. ????? A heartfelt story about family, forgiveness, healing the past and hoping for the future. ????? Well written and researched. ????? Pamela Cook has raised the bar â€¦. A must read!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shelf-Made.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52063065932104,"sku":"9781036704308","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/1260\/5000\/files\/9781036704308_75a34166-6992-4000-947b-8eddcd6891e3.jpg?v=1764079499","url":"https:\/\/shelfmadebooks.com\/products\/9781036704308","provider":"Shelf-Made.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}