{"product_id":"signs-of-damage","title":"Signs of Damage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One thing's for certain: The truth will come out, even if it's only those truths its characters choose to believe. Let the book club debates begin!' --\u003ci\u003eABC Arts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt was as if the present and the past were linked: a spider's web, wherein a shock to one strand could make the whole structure shake.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Kelly family's idyllic holiday in the south of France is disturbed when Cass, a thirteen-year-old girl, goes missing. She's discovered several hours later with no visible signs of injury. Everyone present dismisses the incident as a close brush with tragedy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSixteen years later, at a funeral for a member of the Kelly family, Cass collapses. The present and the past start to collide as buried secrets come to light and old doubts resurface. What really happened to Cass in the south of France? And what's wrong with her now?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping tale of unravelling memories and moral ambiguities, \u003ci\u003eSigns of Damage\u003c\/i\u003e wrestles with the difference between understanding other people, and trying to explain them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSigns of Damage\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'eloquent and arresting prose and tender insights. It is unsurprising that Reid is a rising name on the literary landscape.'\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The writing is taut, the mysteries abundant, and the trauma plot deftly handled and subtly subverted, in a book whose pages turn themselves.'\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'a page-turning book that is hard to put down.'\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'As with Diana Reid's debut \u003ci\u003eLove \u0026amp; Virtue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSigns of Damage\u003c\/i\u003e delves into questions of trauma, memory, friendship and what it means to have your story told by someone else. A page-turner that will give book clubs plenty to discuss.'\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The third offering from this talented Aussie author is already generating a lot of buzz and for good reason - it's as thrilling as her debut, Love \u0026amp; Virtue.'\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eWoman's Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'an engaging read'\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eArtshub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A triumphant return for a home-grown talent.'\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eAustralian Women's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'an engrossing, meticulously crafted drama.'\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooks+Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eLove \u0026amp; Virtue\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'An absolute cracker, \u003ci\u003eLove \u0026amp; Virtue\u003c\/i\u003e lobs right into the current moment with a clarifying light. I hope EVERYONE reads this book.'\u003cb\u003e--Helen Garner, author of \u003ci\u003eThe First Stone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Spare Room\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Loved it ... It's electrifying.'\u003cb\u003e--Annabel Crabb\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'I inhaled it ... an amazing book.'\u003cb\u003e--Mia Freedman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSeeing Other People\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'This! Was! So! Good! ... 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