{"product_id":"lost-lambs-9781529946123","title":"Lost Lambs","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe funny and compassionate new literary novel that turns family dysfunction into an art form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Flynns are not alright.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s been disastrous since Bud and Catherine opened up their marriage, and none of the Flynns can remember the last time a meal was cooked, a load of laundry done, or a social code abided by.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir daughters spiral in their own chaotic orbits: Abigail, the eldest, is dating a man in his twenties nicknamed War Crime Wes; Louise, the middle child, maintains a secret correspondence with an online terrorist; the brilliant youngest, Harper, is being sent to wilderness reform camp due to her insistence that someone – or something – is monitoring the town’s citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCasting a shadow across their lives, and their small coastal town, is Paul Alabaster, a nefarious local billionaire. Rumours of corruption circulate, but no one dares dig too deep. No one except Harper, whose obsession with Alabaster’s machinations sends the family hurtling into a criminal conspiracy – one that may just, finally, bring them closer together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRippling with humour, warmth and style, Lost Lambs offers a stunning portrait of the perverse pleasures and perils of our most intimate reality: our family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Madeline Cash\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fiction: special features\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 5 Feb 2026 by Transworld Publishers Ltd.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Madeline Cash","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320802484602,"sku":"9781529946123","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781529946123.jpg?v=1790661992","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/lost-lambs-9781529946123","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}