{"product_id":"9781771963435","title":"Last Goldfish, The","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwenty-five years ago and counting, Louisa, my true, essential, always-there-for-everything friend, died. We were 22. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Anita Lahey opens her binder in grade nine French and gasps over an unsigned form, the girl with the burst of red hair in front of her whispers, \u003cem\u003eForge it! \u003c\/em\u003eThus begins an intense, joyful friendship, one of those powerful bonds forged in youth that shapes a person’s identity and changes the course of a life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnita and Louisa navigate the wilds of 1980s suburban adolescence against the backdrop of dramatic world events such as the fall of the Berlin Wall. They make carpe diem their manifesto and hatch ambitious plans. But when Louisa’s life takes a shocking turn, into hospital wards, medical tests, and treatments, a new possibility confronts them, one that alters, with devastating finality, the prospect of the future for them both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEqual parts humorous and heartbreaking, \u003cem\u003eThe Last Goldfish\u003c\/em\u003e is a poignant memoir of youth, friendship, and the impermanence of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anita Lahey (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Biblioasis |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2020-06-09","offer_id":44151142482175,"sku":"9781771963435","price":22.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/products\/BNCImageAPI_ac15c9ef-8b31-4a25-938d-0d42fd200e84.jpg?v=1676350596","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781771963435","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}