{"product_id":"9781399727501","title":"Going Home","description":"Author: Tom Lamont\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781399727501\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 11 Jun 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A spirit-lifting debut'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID MITCHELL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I will never forget these characters: so pained and funny, so brilliantly drawn, wrestled with and forgiven'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHELEN GARNER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Meltingly warm'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLocal boy Teo Erskine is back in the north London suburb of his youth, visiting his father - stubborn, selfish, complicated Vic. Things have changed for Teo: he's got a steady job, a brand-new car and a London flat all concrete and glass, with a sliver of a river view. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExcept, underneath the surface, not much has changed at all. He's still the boy seeking his father's approval; the young man playing late-night poker with his best friend, unreliable, infuriating Ben Mossam; the one still desperately in love with the enigmatic Lia Woods. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLia's life, on the other hand, has been transformed: now a single mum to two-year-old Joel, she doesn't have time for anyone - not even herself.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the unthinkable happens, Joel finds himself at the centre of an odd constellation of men - Teo, Vic, Ben - none of whom is fully equipped to look after him, but whose strange, tentative attempts at love might just be enough to offer him a new place to call home.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46449899471006,"sku":"ADS-9781399727501","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781399727501.jpg?v=1769573224","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781399727501","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}