{"product_id":"9780571376964","title":"Avalon","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Zink, Nell \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 03\/08\/2023,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 224 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780571376964,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBran's Southern California upbringing is anything but traditional. After her mother abandons her and joins a Buddhist colony, Bran is raised by her 'common-law stepfather' on Bourdon Farms - a plant nursery that doubles as a cover for a biker gang. She spends her days tending plants, slogging through high school and imagining what life could be if she had been born to a different family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen she meets Peter - a charming, troubled college student from the East Coast - who launches his teaching career by initiating her into the world of art. The two begin a seemingly doomed long-distance relationship as Bran searches for meaning in her own surroundings. She knows how to survive, but now she must learn how to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Avalon observes beautifully the shifting terrain of teenage intimacy: its intensity and its fragility . . . it's a hilarious, heartbreaking and - of course - extremely weird novel.' Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41399354228780,"sku":"9780571376964","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780571376964.jpg?v=1759664951","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780571376964","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}