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Laugh-out-loud funny and beautifully poignant' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e5* 'The best book i've read this year'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca's new novel \u003ci\u003eHavoc \u003c\/i\u003eis out this July.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43128639324338,"sku":"9781529420463","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781529420463_9f6ca1a3-dab6-4c0b-b83e-9a4efbe1bf3f.jpg?v=1786023608"},{"product_id":"9781529434453","title":"Havoc","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e 'A LABYRINTHINE MYSTERY OF EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY' Jo Brand\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'DELIRIOUS AND REWARDING' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'UNMISSABLE' \u003ci\u003eWoman's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFleeing Scotland in the wake of family disgrace, 16-year-old Ida Campbell secures a scholarship at a failing girls' boarding school on a remote part of the south English coast. 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