{"product_id":"before-everything","title":"Before Everything","description":"\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eRedel proves that female friendship is the quiet, steady engine that truly runs the world\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003cbr\u003eHannah Tinti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'At once \u003cb\u003etough and tender, funny and sad\u003c\/b\u003e, this \u003cb\u003ebeautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e novel articulates the dynamic realities of those wondrous friendships that last a lifetime.' Siri Hustvedt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom youthful scrapes to mid-life turning points, the Old Friends have faced everything together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo as Anna, their brightest spark, enters hospice, they gather to do what they've always done: they laugh and eat, and help each other make choices and plans, and talk through dilemmas with children and work and love. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut now the sense of time has shifted, and the pattern of their lives takes on a new, urgent meaning. As their shared experiences are recounted and re-lived, this funny, bittersweet ode to friendship shows how even in difficult endings, gifts can unfold. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gorgeous, a heartbreaker, \u003cb\u003ea non-stop dazzler, a major achievement\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003cbr\u003eMichael Cunningham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the most \u003cb\u003ebrilliant, radiant and heartbreaking\u003c\/b\u003e books I've read in years.' \u003cbr\u003eMolly Antopol\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32117489205331,"sku":"9781473651845","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781473651845_e4238b67-ec4f-4a54-9c2d-b7c628e6d3ad.jpg?v=1764468046","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/before-everything","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}