{"product_id":"9781472256232","title":"The Best Things","description":"\u003cp\u003eSally Parker's family has lost it all... But can they find what matters?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I enjoyed it HUGELY. A real treat' MARIAN KEYES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*** SHORTLISTED FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE 2021 ***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTREAT YOURSELF TO THE DELICIOUSLY WARM \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLING NOVEL FROM THE MUCH-LOVED MEL GIEDROYC. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I enjoyed it so, so much - a brilliant cast of characters and properly funny!' \u003c\/b\u003eGRAHAM NORTON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This book is a riot! Delicious in its detail' \u003c\/b\u003eSOPHIE KINSELLA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Best Things \u003c\/i\u003eis funny and fresh. No soggy bottoms here' \u003c\/b\u003eCLARE MACKINTOSH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Exactly like Mel herself: engaging, uproarious and gleeful. A stonking good read\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e JO BRAND\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A warm, honest and humorous look at a family and what really matters in life. 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