{"product_id":"how-not-to-disappear","title":"Clare Furniss: How Not to Disappear [2016] paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2017 and longlisted for the 2017 CILIP Carnegie Medal, this novel will make you laugh and break your heart.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOur memories are what make us who we are. Some are real. Some are made up. But they are the stories that tell us who we are. Without them we are nobody.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hattie's summer isn't going as planned. Her two best friends have abandoned her: Reuben has run off to Europe to 'find himself' and Kat is in Edinburgh with her new girlfriend. Meanwhile Hattie is stuck babysitting her twin siblings and dealing with endless drama around her mum's wedding. Oh, and she's also just discovered that she's pregnant with Reuben's baby...Then Gloria, Hattie's great-aunt who no one even knew existed, comes crashing into her life. Gloria's fiercely independent, rather too fond of a gin sling and is in the early stages of dementia. Together the two of them set out on a road trip of self-discovery - Gloria to finally confront the secrets of her past before they are erased from her memory forever and Hattie to face the hard choices that will determine her future...\u003cbr\u003e Non Pratt's \u003ci\u003eTrouble\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThelma and Louise \u003c\/i\u003ewith a touch of \u003ci\u003eElizabeth is Missing \u003c\/i\u003eby Emma Healey, Clare Furniss' remarkable \u003ci\u003eHow Not To Disappear \u003c\/i\u003eis an emotional rollercoaster of a novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Funny, moving and packed with characters that jump off the page' \u003cb\u003eLisa Williamson, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Being Normal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Absolutely gorgeous, heartfelt and incredibly enjoyable' \u003cb\u003eRobin Stevens, author of \u003ci\u003eLady Most Unladylike\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Funny, sharply observed, shocking and wonderful' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eChildren's book of the week\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A beautifully executed story... gloriously funny, deeply emotional and a triumph' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Furniss, Clare","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46807506747731,"sku":"9781471120312","price":11.41,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":49365216624979,"sku":"XG81471120312","price":3.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/furniss-clare-how-not-to-disappear-9781471120312-51395414589779.jpg?v=1688406629","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/how-not-to-disappear","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}