{"product_id":"take-two-by-danielle-hawkins","title":"Take Two by Danielle Hawkins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A brilliant, funny new novel from the bestselling, beloved Danielle Hawkins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Take Two is that rare and special thing, a novel that is effortless to read - I sped through it in a day - but is also emotionally genuine and original. Danielle Hawkins is a natural storyteller with a light touch and she doesn't shy away from the gritty and the real. She is New Zealand's very own version of Marian Keyes.' - Nicky Pellegrino\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes you have to revisit your past to find your future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaura and Doug were together for ages. Their breakup was just one of those things - she wanted children, he didn't, no hard feelings - at least not until, with their relationship barely cold in its grave, he got his new girlfriend pregnant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, seven years later, a polite social call to his parents lands Laura back in the family, helping Doug and his playboy younger brother to cope with a whole raft of crises. And what better time to re-evaluate your major life decisions than when you're wrangling a farm, a bookshop, two small children, your ex's wife in labour and his two sick parents?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is Danielle Hawkins' best novel yet. Funny, tender and not afraid to tackle the big issues, it will have you laughing and shedding tears in equal measure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\"Hawkins is reliably kind, drily funny, and observant ... like Jane Austen in Red Band gumboots.\"\" - The New Zealand Herald.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41937602805834,"sku":"4813c","price":9.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/4813c_7bf577cf-e704-43a2-bc26-9d868a894a4e.jpg?v=1765650120","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/take-two-by-danielle-hawkins","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}