{"product_id":"and-their-children-after-them-9781529303827","title":"And Their Children After Them","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''[A] page-turner of a novel . . . I couldn''t put the book down'' - \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A multi-viewpoint panorama of thwarted aspirations, spiced with breathy sex scenes and nostalgic detail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.'' - \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAugust 1992.\u003c\/b\u003e Fourteen-year-old Anthony and his cousin decide to steal a canoe to fight their all-consuming boredom on a lazy summer afternoon. Their simple act of defiance will lead to Anthony''s first love and his first \u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e summer - that one summer that comes to define everything that follows.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver four sultry summers in the 1990s, Anthony and his friends grow up in a France trapped between nostalgia and decline, decency and rage, desperate to escape their small town, the scarred countryside and grey council estates, in search of a more hopeful future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNicolas Mathieu''s eloquent novel gives a pitch-perfect depiction of teenage angst. Winner of the Prix Goncourt, it won praise for its portrayal of people living on the margins and shines a light on the struggles of French society today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Deeply felt . . . An exceptional portrait of youth'' - \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51020034441559,"sku":"9781529303827","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781529303827.jpg?v=1750782143","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/and-their-children-after-them-9781529303827","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}