{"product_id":"almond","title":"Almond","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Emissary\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime\u003c\/em\u003e in this poignant and triumphant story about how love, friendship, and persistence can change a life forever.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis story is, in short, about a monster meeting another monster. One of the monsters is me.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYunjae was born with a brain condition called Alexithymia that makes it hard for him to feel emotions like fear or anger. He does not have friends \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– the two almond-shaped neurons located deep in his brain have seen to that \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– but his devoted mother and grandmother provide him with a safe and content life. Their little home above his mother's used bookstore is decorated with colorful Post-it notes that remind him when to smile, when to say 'thank you,' and when to laugh.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThen on Christmas Eve \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– Yunjae's sixteenth birthday \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– everything changes. A shocking act of random violence shatters his world, leaving him alone and on his own. Struggling to cope with his loss, Yunjae retreats into silent isolation, until troubled teenager Gon arrives at his school, and they develop a surprising bond.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs Yunjae begins to open his life to new people \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– including a girl at school \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– something slowly changes inside him. And when Gon suddenly finds his life at risk, Yunjae will have the chance to step outside of every comfort zone he has created to perhaps become the hero he never thought he would be.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the Korean by Sandy Joosun Lee.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Won-pyung Sohn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43404970393857,"sku":"9780062961389","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-2023-07-01T152246.132.png?v=1688221374","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/almond","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}