{"product_id":"almost-life","title":"Almost Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA love story that will last a lifetime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eErica and Laure meet on the steps of the Sacré-Cœur in Paris, 1978. Erica is a student, relishing her first summer abroad before beginning university at home in England. Laure is studying for her PhD at the Sorbonne, drinking and smoking far too much, and sleeping with a married woman. The moment the two women meet the spark is undeniable: but their encounter turns into far more than a summer of love. It is the beginning of a relationship that will define their lives and every decision they have yet to make . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eErica and Laure's love story spans decades, marriage, children, secret trysts, and the agonising changes – both personal and political – that might mean they can be together, after all. But when life brings them within touching distance again, will they be brave enough to seize a future together?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlmost Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a story of longing for the paths not taken, and the almost lives we live.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MACMILLAN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45095554187298,"sku":"9781035097807","price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0052\/0785\/1042\/files\/Copy-of-Book-Template-2026-03-25T111536-704.jpg?v=1774390556","url":"https:\/\/petronella.co.nz\/products\/almost-life","provider":"Petronella's Gallery and Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}