{"product_id":"the-long-and-winding-road","title":"The Long And Winding Road","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Long And Winding Road - My Autobiography - Lesley Pearse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages - 357\u003cbr\u003eSoftcover \u003cbr\u003eGoodreads Rating - 4.30\u003cbr\u003eCondition - Excellent - A few tiny Scuffs and Marks on the Covers and Outer Spine Pages, otherwise this book is in As New Condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLesley Pearse writes brilliantly about survivors. Why? Because she is one herself . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn during the Second World War, Lesley’s innocence came to an abrupt end when a neighbour found her, aged 3, coatless in the snow. The mother she’d been unable to wake had been dead for days. Sent to an orphanage, Lesley soon learned adults couldn’t always be trusted.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs a teenager in the swinging sixties, she took herself to London. Here, the second great tragedy of her life occurred. Falling pregnant, she was sent to a mother and baby home, and watched helplessly as her newborn was taken from her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut like so many of her generation, Lesley had to carry on. She was, after all, a true survivor. Marriage and children followed – and all the while she nurtured a dream: to be a writer. Yet it wasn’t until at the age of 48 that her stories – of women struggling in a difficult world – found a publisher, and the bestseller lists beckoned.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs heartbreaking as it is heartwarming, Lesley’s story really is A Long and Winding Road with surprises and uplifting hope around every corner . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Budget Book Nook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44049608278059,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/2975\/8251\/files\/896053f4-ceab-4cf4-9340-32d871487fea.jpg?v=1778460631","url":"https:\/\/budgetbooknook.co.nz\/products\/the-long-and-winding-road","provider":"Budget Book Nook ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}