{"product_id":"best-of-friends-paperback","title":"Best of Friends - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKamila Shamsie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A profound novel about friendship. I loved it to pieces.\" --Madeline Miller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A shining tour de force about a long friendship's respects, disrespects, loyalties and moralities.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eAli Smith \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of\u003ci\u003e Home Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, the moving and surprising story of a lifelong friendship and the forces that bring it to the breaking point\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eZahra and Maryam have been best friends since childhood in Karachi, even though--or maybe because--they are unlike in nearly every way. Yet they never speak of the differences in their backgrounds or their values, not even after the fateful night when a moment of adolescent impulse upends their plans for the future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Three decades later, Zahra and Maryam have grown into powerful women who have each cut a distinctive path through London. But when two troubling figures from their past resurface, they must finally confront their bedrock differences--and find out whether their friendship can survive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thought-provoking, compassionate, and full of unexpected turns, \u003ci\u003eBest of Friends\u003c\/i\u003e offers a riveting take on an age-old question: Does principle or loyalty make for the better friend? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKamila Shamsie\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several previous novels, most recently \u003ci\u003eHome Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Women's Prize for Fiction, was longlisted for the Booker Prize, and was a finalist for the International Dublin Literary Award, the Costa Novel Award, and the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, among other honors. She was raised in Karachi and lives in London. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44327304167526,"sku":"9780593421833","price":25.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/0UVcIjvx2Q9780593421833.webp?v=1768261858","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/best-of-friends-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}