{"product_id":"close-to-home-pamela-cook-9781036704308","title":"Close To Home","description":"\u003cp\u003eReturning home might save the town-but could cost her everything.  Orphaned as a teenager, veterinarian Charlie Anderson built a life on her own terms-far from the fractured family she left behind in the rural town of Naringup.  But when a suspected Hendra virus outbreak draws her back to Naringup, Charlie is forced to face the very past she thought she'd escaped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReturning means confronting the people she walked away from: a cousin she left behind, an aunt whose choices shattered her world, and a tangle of grief and resentment she's kept buried for years.  As panic over the outbreak grows, Charlie teams up with local ranger Joel Drummond-whose easy warmth and unruly family offer a glimpse of the connection she's longed for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen tensions reach breaking point, Charlie must decide: will she find the courage to heal old wounds, or walk away for good-and risk losing the only family she has left?  Close to Home is a standalone novel in The Homecoming Collection - an emotionally layered, page-turning story of family, resilience, and the ties that pull us back home.  _______________________________________  Praise for Close to Home:        Couldn't put it down.        Brilliant.        A wonderful story.        A heartfelt story about family, forgiveness, healing the past and hoping for the future.        Well written and researched.        Pamela Cook has raised the bar .... A must read!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pamela Cook","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":48523984732403,"sku":"9781036704308","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781036704308.jpg?v=1771441852","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/close-to-home-pamela-cook-9781036704308","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}