{"product_id":"mamele-9780008658229","title":"Mamele","description":"'Haunting' Telegraph 'Brilliant' Daily Mail 'Profoundly moving' Marie Claire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Fresh and daring'KATE SAWYER‘One of the best books I've read in a while … A real triumph'ELIZABETH MACNEAL'A complex story about motherhood, inheritance and the things we're willing to forsake in the name of desire'AMY TWIGG'A haunting novel … Overwhelming and seductive' LUCIE ELVEN-‘When my mother washed my hair she crooned, mamele, mamele, into my ear. Little mother, meaning little daughter, meaning you're a good girl, Edie.'Edie lives with her partner Joanna in a crumbling country house in Broadstairs. They have spent over a decade together since the death of Harry, the third member of their polyamorous relationship. It's a quiet, comfortable existence - but conversations about the mother who abandoned her have recently awoken in Edie feelings she long thought buried.Mamele is a stylish, searing drama about the complicated love between mothers and daughters, the indelible impact of estrangement and one woman fiercely coming into her own.\u003ch2\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGemma Reeves is a writer and teacher who lives and works in London. VICTORIA PARK, Gemma's debut novel, was published by Allen \u0026amp; Unwin (Atlantic Books) in January 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gemma Reeves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44273698865213,"sku":"9780008658229","price":19.54,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/x1000_73b58a2f-e1b6-4b72-8a62-bb71bd752c33.jpg?v=1793668473","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/mamele-9780008658229","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}