{"product_id":"boy-friends-michael-pedersen-9780571360062","title":"Boy Friends","description":"\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\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Pedersen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0571360068\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780571360062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Michael Pedersen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44131847110911,"sku":"9780571360062","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ce340741-8129-413b-8a20-099cc9d4526c.jpg?v=1687476744","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/boy-friends-michael-pedersen-9780571360062","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}