{"product_id":"my-friends","title":"My Friends","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe beautiful new novel that will make you laugh and cry, from the global bestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAnxious People\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eA Man Called Ove\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e. Fredrik Backman returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger’s life twenty-five years later…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eYou have to take life for granted, the artist thinks, the whole thing: sunrises and slow Sunday mornings and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ewater balloons and another person’s breath against your neck. That’s the only courageous thing a person can do.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world three tiny figures sit at the end of a pier. Most people don’t even notice them. Most people think it’s just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an aspiring artist herself, knows otherwise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty-five years earlier, in a distant seaside town, a group of teenagers seek refuge from their bruising home lives by spending long summer days together. They tell jokes, they share secrets, and they commit small acts of rebellion. These lost souls find in each other a reason to get up each morning, a reason to dream, a reason to love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOut of that summer emerges a transcendent work of art, a painting that will unexpectedly be placed into 18-year-old Louisa’s care. Determined to learn how it came to be and to decide what to do with it, Louisa embarks on a cross-country journey.  But the closer she gets to the painting’s birthplace, the more nervous she becomes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIn this stunning testament to the transformative, timeless power of friendship and art, Louisa is proof that happy endings don’t always take the form we expect.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e‘A stunning, sweeping, extraordinary story of connection, love, and the unbreakable bonds that guide and shape us. Full of humour and heart, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMy Friends\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is simply wonderful’ \u003c\/span\u003eChris Whitaker\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDimensions: 15 x 23.5cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e448 page hardback book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BAM Store + Space","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56525075382653,"sku":"BOOK960","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5620\/2628\/files\/my-friends-fredrik-backman-bookshop-bam-store-space-bristol.png?v=1753533715","url":"https:\/\/bambristol.pro\/products\/my-friends","provider":"BAM Store + Space","version":"1.0","type":"link"}