{"product_id":"true-love-paddy-crewe-9781804993736","title":"True Love","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn earnest and big-hearted novel about finding love and connection in this brutal world, from a rising literary star.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Empathetic, honest, compelling. I'll read anything Paddy Crewe writes.' Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'True Love had me from its gorgeous, lyrical opening to its transcendent final pages. Paddy Crewe is an exceptionally gifted writer.' Louise Kennedy, author of Trespasses\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e--------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to love and be loved?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the 1980s and Finn and Keely are growing up in the North East of England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKeely is a fighter. Even in the face of loss she strives to seek connection, but finds that she's not always searching in the right places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFinn is quiet, sensitive, distant. He spends much of his time alone, yet deep down he wants to discover the thrill of relating to others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the two finally meet, everything is changed. Love - with all of its attendant joys and costs - is thrust upon them, and each must decide if they will bend or break under its pressure. True Love is a story of the trials of youth, the bonds of family and friendship, and of how much we are willing to risk to have ourselves be seen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paddy Crewe","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":47732555120883,"sku":"9781804993736","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781804993736.jpg?v=1757016989","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/true-love-paddy-crewe-9781804993736","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}