{"product_id":"9781784745202-absolutely-forever","title":"Absolutely and Forever","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An electrifying, word-perfect tale… Gently devastating, devastatingly beautiful’ \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Funny\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003epiercing,\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003esingular\u003c\/b\u003e… \u003cb\u003eI can’t fathom the reason why you wouldn’t rush straight out to buy it\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetermined, rebellious Marianne Clifford is searching for love and freedom in 1960s London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow do you find the courage to make your own life?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarianne Clifford, teenage daughter of a peppery army colonel and his vain wife, falls helplessly and absolutely for eighteen-year-old Simon Hurst, whose cleverness and physical beauty suggest that he will go forward into a successful and monied future, helped on by doting parents. But fate intervenes. Simon's plans are blown off course, he leaves for Paris and Marianne is forced to bury her dreams of a future together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is Marianne who tells this piercing story of first love, characterising herself as ignorant and unworthy, whilst her smart, ironic narration tellingly reveals so much more. Finding her way in 1960s Chelsea, and supported by her courageous Scottish friend, Petronella, she continues to seek the life she never stops craving. And in Paris, beneath his blithe exterior, Simon Hurst continues to nurse the secret which will alter everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTremain has always surprised and delighted her readers’ \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Best 23 Novels of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e** A \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADERS LOVE \u003ci\u003eABSOLUTELY AND FOREVER\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eHeartrending, funny, unputdownable\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003e5*****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eundoubted modern classic\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003e5*****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eMarianne will remain with me as a friend\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003e5*****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003emasterclass in character\u003c\/b\u003e and world building .\u003cb\u003e the writing is just sublime\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003e5*****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, September 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40986712703073,"sku":"9781784745202","price":14.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32344887.jpg?v=1741218958","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781784745202-absolutely-forever","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}