{"product_id":"9780593421826","title":"Best of Friends","description":"\u003cb\u003e“A profound novel about friendship. I loved it to pieces.” —Madeline Miller \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A shining tour de force about a long friendship’s respects, disrespects, loyalties and moralities.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eAli Smith \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of\u003ci\u003e Home Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, the moving and surprising story of a lifelong friendship and the forces that bring it to the breaking point\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eZahra and Maryam have been best friends since childhood in Karachi, even though—or maybe because—they are unlike in nearly every way. Yet they never speak of the differences in their backgrounds or their values, not even after the fateful night when a moment of adolescent impulse upends their plans for the future.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Three decades later, Zahra and Maryam have grown into powerful women who have each cut a distinctive path through London. But when two troubling figures from their past resurface, they must finally confront their bedrock differences—and find out whether their friendship can survive.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Thought-provoking, compassionate, and full of unexpected turns, \u003ci\u003eBest of Friends\u003c\/i\u003e offers a riveting take on an age-old question: Does principle or loyalty make for the better friend? \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Kamila Shamsie","offers":[{"title":"Penguin Publishing Group |  Hardback  |  2022-09-27","offer_id":44151369629951,"sku":"9780593421826","price":37.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/products\/BNCImageAPI_b246daf5-6acf-40ed-9a97-e475d20976d6.jpg?v=1655854862","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780593421826","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}