{"product_id":"9781471419454","title":"The Sewing Machine : The absolutely charming and uplifting must-read Scottish debut novel by Natalie Fergie","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Fergie, Natalie \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 1 May 2025 by Bonnier Books Ltd (Embla Books) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e130 x 197 x 24 | 250g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo families. Three secrets. Millions of stitches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is 1911, and Jean is about to join the mass strike at the Singer factory. For her, nothing will be the same again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecades later, in Edinburgh, Connie sews coded moments of her life into a notebook, as her mother did before her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than 100 years after his grandmother's sewing machine was made, Fred discovers a treasure trove of documents. His family history is laid out before him in a patchwork of unfamiliar handwriting and colourful seams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe'll start unpicking the secrets of four generations, one stitch at a time...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of Evie Woods, Sally Page and Liz Trenow.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47481863864579,"sku":"9781471419454","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781471419454.jpg?v=1764245967","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781471419454","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}