{"product_id":"before-everything-1","title":"Before Everything","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA PRIMA BEST READ OF 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'At once tough and tender, funny and sad, this beautifully written novel articulates the dynamic realities of those wondrous friendships that last a lifetime.' Siri Hustvedt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnna, Molly, Ming, Caroline, Helen: the Old Friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince adopting their official name aged eleven, they have seen each other through careers, children, illnesses, marriage, divorce, addiction, fame, fall outs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut now, Anna - fiercely loved mother and friend, and the Old Friends' glue - is diagnosed with cancer again, and this time, tired of recoveries and relapses, pitying looks and exhausting regimes, she simply says: no more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs her health declines, the politics of the still lived-in world merge with memories of the past while each Old Friend tries to accept the truth of what is happening: they are losing someone they cannot imagine life without.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBefore Everything\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of friendship and love between a group of wonderful women. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnd of sixth grade they made it their official name. It was a joke one afternoon but they liked the way it sounded. Permanent. The Old Friends. This way, the five girls agree, it's just a fact. And ours forever.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32138564894803,"sku":"9781473651821","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781473651821__67746eee325cc.jpg?v=1741134420","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/before-everything-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}