{"id":103831,"date":"2024-04-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archwaybookshop.co.uk\/index.php\/product\/the-light-we-carry-2\/"},"modified":"2025-01-17T09:37:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T09:37:09","slug":"the-light-we-carry-2","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/archive.archwaybookshop.co.uk\/product\/9781405968607","title":{"rendered":"The light we carry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>THE #1 <i>SUNDAY TIMES <\/i>BESTSELLER<\/b><br \/><b>THE #1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES <\/i>BESTSELLER<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Her life. Her learnings. 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