{"product_id":"this-is-how-it-always-is-by-laurie-frankel","title":"This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel - USED","description":"'Hilarious and heart-stoppingly emotional' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ \u003cbr\u003e 'A fabulous book. Topical, moving, full of magic' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ \u003cbr\u003e 'I was captivated by the story of the love and acceptance this family shares for each other' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ \u003cbr\u003e 'Amazing, detailed, honest and enlightening. 100% recommend' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me think' \u003cb\u003eLiane Moriarty, No. 1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBig Little Lies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is how\u003c\/i\u003e a family keeps a secret . . . and how that secret ends up keeping them.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThis is\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e a family lives happily ever after . . . until happily ever after becomes complicated.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThis is\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e children change . . . and then change the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This is Claude. He's five years old, the youngest of five brothers, and loves peanut butter sandwiches. He also loves wearing a dress, and dreams of being a princess.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When he grows up, Claude says, he wants to be a girl.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rosie and Penn want Claude to be whoever Claude wants to be. They're just not sure they're ready to share that with the world. Soon the entire family is keeping Claude's secret. Until one day it explodes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Laurie Frankel's \u003ci\u003eThis Is How It Always Is\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel about revelations, transformations, fairy tales, and family. And it's about the ways this is how it always is: change is always hard and miraculous and hard again, parenting is always a leap into the unknown with crossed fingers and full hearts, children grow but not always according to plan. And families with secrets don't get to keep them forever.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Thought-provoking and topical' \u003ci\u003eWoman \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Touching' \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'An astonishing balance of humour, complexity, and above all, kindness' Ruth Ozeki\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Wonderful, magical' \u003ci\u003eRed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781472241610\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43016132263999,"sku":null,"price":9.2,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/8626\/8223\/files\/4553623482712.jpg?v=1773744961","url":"https:\/\/bookconnection.com.au\/products\/this-is-how-it-always-is-by-laurie-frankel","provider":"The Book Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}