{"product_id":"preloved-a-sparklingly-witty-and-relatable-debut-novel","title":"Lauren Bravo: Preloved [2023] hardback","description":"\u003cb\u003ePRE-ORDER \u003ci\u003ePROBABLY NOTHING\u003c\/i\u003e, THE BRAND NEW LAUREN BRAVO NOVEL COMING SUMMER 2024!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Lauren Bravo is one of my very favourite writers.' Dolly Alderton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho do you tell about your little moments of joy?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e For Gwen the answer is no one. She knows people: parents, old friends... but she's been drifting long enough that she can't quite reach them. To tell them that she's just eaten the best sticky-toffee-pudding of her life or that she's been made redundant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn one mouthful, Gwen realises she's lonely. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut so is everyone, right?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gwen decides a charity shop is the best place to remedy that feeling because that's where other not-quite-young people go looking for something new. There she meets unlikely friends and donated items with untold stories and, somewhere amongst the dust, the intoxicating feeling of possibility.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDazzlingly witty, \u003ci\u003ePreloved \u003c\/i\u003eis a tale about friendship, loss and being true to yourself no matter the expectations. Lovingly celebrating the enduring power and joy of charity shops.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003ePreloved\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'An absolute gem of a novel' \u003cb\u003eSarra Manning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'I think I've been waiting for a novel like \u003ci\u003ePreloved \u003c\/i\u003efor my whole reading life.' \u003cb\u003eDaisy Buchanan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Laugh-out-loud funny but also poignant and tender'\u003cb\u003e Laura Price, author of \u003ci\u003eSingle Bald Female\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Optimistic and engaging... intimate and joyful... We're waiting for \u003ci\u003ePreloved\u003c\/i\u003e to be optioned by Reese Witherspoon or at \u003ci\u003eleast\u003c\/i\u003e adapted into a binge-worthy Netflix series...' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bravo, Lauren","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":48159231738195,"sku":"XV81398510623","price":10.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/bravo-lauren-lauren-bravo-preloved-2023-hardback-xv81398510623-55992408932691.jpg?v=1727043794","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/preloved-a-sparklingly-witty-and-relatable-debut-novel","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}