{"product_id":"the-book-of-polly-a-novel-by-kathy-hepinstall","title":"The Book of Polly: A Novel by Kathy Hepinstall","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Delightful. . . funny and poignant.” --People\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a kick like the best hot sauce, this is the laugh-out-loud story of a girl determined to keep up with her aging, crazy-as-a-fox mother\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If you ever pined for a mother who would take a hunting falcon as her wingman to a parent-teacher conference, Polly is the gal for you. Delicious.\" --Mark Childress, author of Crazy in Alabama \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWillow Havens is ten years old and obsessed with the fear that her mother will die. Her mother, Polly, is a cantankerous, take-no-prisoners Southern woman who lives to chase varmints, drink margaritas, and antagonize the neighbors—and she sticks out like a sore thumb among the young modern mothers of their small conventional Texas town. She was in her late fifties when Willow was born, so Willow knows she’s here by accident, a late-life afterthought. Willow’s father died before she was born, her much older brother and sister are long grown and gone and failing elsewhere. It’s just her and bigger-than-life Polly. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWillow is desperately hungry for clues to the family life that preceded her, and especially Polly’s life pre-Willow. Why did she leave her hometown of Bethel, Louisiana, fifty years ago and vow never to return? Who is Garland Jones, her long-ago suitor who possibly killed a man? And will Polly be able to outrun the Bear, the illness that finally puts her on a collision course with her past?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Book of Polly has a great blend of humor and sadness, pathos and hilarity. This is a bittersweet novel about the grip of love in a truly quirky family and you’ll come to know one of the most unforgettable mother-daughter duos you’ve ever met.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43870678515786,"sku":"6904f","price":12.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/6904f.jpg?v=1785386765","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/the-book-of-polly-a-novel-by-kathy-hepinstall","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}