{"product_id":"9780861549641","title":"The Everyday and Far Away","description":"Author: Jones, Jacqueline\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780861549641\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Sep 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor fans of Sally Hogan and Ruth Page, comes this heartwarming tale about love, loss and connection \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErnie has had three grand passions in his long, long life- his dear wife Phyllis, a vintage Norton Dominator motorcycle with enviably large panniers, and his mini-me, son Stephen. Now, as dementia overwhelms Ernie and takes away everything he can remember about the everyday, memories of those far away times remain crystalline and cherished.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis granddaughter Nina, seventeen, is equally at odds with the everyday. Excluded from school as her neuro-divergency meant she found it hard to concentrate in the manner her teachers demanded, and with no BFFs, it seems a non-responsible job in her mother s greengrocers is the best life can ever offer. Endless time stretches bleakly ahead, yet Nina feels she can barely make it to the end of each day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil, that is, Nina stumbles upon a surprise which, it turns out, can save both Ernie and herself, unwittingly uncovering along the way a wonderful secret from those far-off days.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the heart-lifting love story between a dying old man who once made a promise and an unhappy teenage girl yet to find her way, and a heroine called Josie.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46655846219934,"sku":"UBD-9780861549641","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780861549641.jpg?v=1774835472","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780861549641","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}