{"product_id":"first-summer","title":"First Summer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the heat and the green haze that seemed to surround us both like a physical presence, I felt intensely awake. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne afternoon at the start of summer, a teenager watches a new girl move in across the street. In Clara, the narrator recognises the same loneliness that she feels herself, but finds tenderness and laughter too.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver hot, languid days spent talking and reading side by side in the garden, the narrator is awakened to the possibility of a true connection with another human being, free of the self-consciousness she feels with others. Meanwhile, in a distant fictional galaxy, Nadia the space explorer - the protagonist of a children's book series beloved by both girls - traverses the known universe with her companion, Rosa. Their imagined adventures make sense of new and powerful feelings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst Summer captures the innocence and agony of adolescence and the exquisite promise of love on the cusp of adulthood: a moment where fantasy is still vivid in the mind. This story of the first summer of love echoes throughout the characters’ lives and will change them forever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ekin Oklap","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58071636312451,"sku":"9781398551589","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/firstsummer.png?v=1779118760","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.com\/products\/first-summer","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}