{"product_id":"9781399727518-going-home","title":"Going Home","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 'spirit-lifting debut novel of friendship, fatherhood, growth and forgiveness' David Mitchell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning journalist Tom Lamont  comes a funny, achingly sad, sneakily wise story of family.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA best book of the year for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eObserver \u003c\/i\u003edebut of the year\u003cbr\u003e'Exceptionally touching . A terrific reminder that what binds us to our loved ones isn't blood but the care we take to keep them close, and our ability to show up for them when we screw it up on the first go-round'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gently comic, bittersweet'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e, Books of the year\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A poignant and generous story'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTESSA HADLEY\u003ci\u003e, DAILY EXPRESS \u003c\/i\u003eBooks of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'In an unsentimental evocation of fatherhood and male friendship, this novel explores the glory and sacrifice involved in learning to love'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eECONOMIST\u003c\/i\u003e, Books of the year\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Pepped up and gorgeous, just bristling with life'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOLIVIA LAING, \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTéo Erskine might have a steady job and a brand-new London flat, but underneath the surface, he's still the boy seeking approval from his father, Vic; the young man playing late-night poker with his best friend, Ben; the one still in love with the enigmatic Lia, now a single mum to a young boy, Joel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the unthinkable happens, two-year-old Joel finds himself at the centre of this odd constellation of men - Téo, Vic, Ben. None of them is fully equipped to look after him, but their tentative attempts at love might just be enough to offer him a new place to call home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliantly observed'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORKER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A beautiful, funny tale of lives new and old'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I loved it . word-perfect'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eINDIA KNIGHT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A spirit-lifting debut'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID MITCHELL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I adored every moment. The characters have stayed with me ever since'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBELLA MACKIE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41826152874081,"sku":"9781399727518","price":7.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31894587.jpg?v=1734974979","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399727518-going-home","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}