{"product_id":"boy-friends","title":"Boy Friends","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eBoy Friends\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMichael Pedersen\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780571360062\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eFaber \u0026amp; Faber\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2023\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intimate and original memoir of love, grief and male friendship by one of Scotland's brightest young talents.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEver feel like you were fated to be friends with someone? An alchemy in your meeting, instant fondness - part chemical, part kismet. This is how I've felt about every friend I've fallen in love with - none so much as you.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2018, Michael Pedersen lost a most cherished friend soon after their collective voyage into the landscape and luminosity of the Scottish Highlands. Sitting at a desk at The Curfew Tower, Northern Ireland, Michael begins to write to his departed friend - Scott Hutchison. What starts as a love letter to one magical, coruscating human soon becomes a paean to many friendships - perhaps all friendship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBoy Friends\u003c\/i\u003e, Pedersen confronts the bewildering process of grief. As memories rise to the surface - both heart-wrenching and hilarious - he recalls his younger self: the overly sensitive boy growing up in working-class Edinburgh; his befuddling stint in an ancient collegiate university; a short-lived, combustible career as a lawyer; and, foremost, the gorgeous male friendships that have transformed his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten to glitter, with intoxicating energy, \u003ci\u003eBoy Friends \u003c\/i\u003eis a powerful depiction of friendship and loss, a homage to the beauty of moments shared.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Boy Friends | Michael Pedersen | Paperback | 9780571360062 | New | Memoir 1513271","offer_id":50768339697922,"sku":"1513271","price":29.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/91U_7QvQahL.jpg?v=1792116558","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/boy-friends","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}