{"id":198,"date":"2022-01-30T16:38:18","date_gmt":"2022-01-30T20:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.bobbifrench.com\/?page_id=198"},"modified":"2026-02-25T15:40:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T19:40:48","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.bobbifrench.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Books-for-Website-BRINK-asm-v2.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<h5 style=\"color:white;\">An immersive and poignant new novel from the award-winning author of <em style=\"color:white;\">The Good Women of Safe Harbour<\/em> about the unique kinship of women and found family, and the hope and healing it can bring.<\/h5>\n<p style=\"color:white;\">Ruby Nolan is a new widow. Hidden in the grief and guilt for her husband, Joe, is a sense that she is free from a marriage she never wanted. But how can she possibly begin again? An encounter with Maxine, a pregnant teen who reminds Ruby of her own sorry past, and a shocking revelation from her mother, Vera, sends Ruby on a collision course with old truths and regrets. They also send her on a mission to help Maxine whether she wants it or not. 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