{"product_id":"9781787336414-upward-bound","title":"Upward Bound","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vibrant, profoundly moving novel about the interlocking lives at an adult daycare centre in southern California.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Wonderfully inspirational’ \u003c\/b\u003ePaul Beatty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Moving and funny and ringing with life’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A complicated joy’ \u003c\/b\u003eRoddy Doyle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the clients and staff are Carlos, a charismatic aide who lost his mother as a boy, and Jorge, who is gentle, nonspeaking and prone to escape despite Carlos’s best efforts. Tom, a beautiful young man with cerebral palsy, pines for Ann, the lifeguard for the summer who feels out of her depth. Then there’s Dave, the centre’s director. He wanted to be an actor, but finds himself on a very different path.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At the heart of \u003ci\u003eUpward Bound\u003c\/i\u003e is Walter, a recent college student returning to the company of his peers after a family tragedy. Around him, a story unfolds of friendships forged, connections missed and the dreams – some new, others almost forgotten – that shape us. With his wit, empathy and astonishing gifts as a storyteller, Woody Brown immerses us in life as we have never experienced it before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Deeply funny and eye-opening’ \u003c\/b\u003eMaria Semple\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘It will open hearts and change minds’ \u003c\/b\u003eJenna Bush Hager\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A singular debut’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A luminous novel of human connection and hope’ \u003c\/b\u003eCecile Pin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘It will change the way you look at the world’ \u003c\/b\u003eAngie Kim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A story of friendship, dreams and rich inner worlds’ \u003c\/b\u003eSeán Hewitt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A tender and important novel’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eService95\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A moving, illuminating glimpse into a world we rarely have access to’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BOOK FOR THE YEAR IN THE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHARPER’S BAZAAR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGOOD HOUSEKEEPING\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e AND \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLITERARY HUB\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55893375811958,"sku":"9781787336414","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_40016200.jpg?v=1771466801","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781787336414-upward-bound","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}