{"title":"Hal Ebbott","description":"\u003cp\u003eHal Ebbott's novels explore the complexities of everyday life with a keen eye for detail and a warm, engaging voice. Readers can expect stories rich in character and emotion, where the nuances of friendship and human connection take centre stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSet within the broad canvas of \u003cem\u003egeneral fiction\u003c\/em\u003e, Ebbott's work offers thoughtful reflections on relationships and the moments that define them, making each book a quietly compelling journey into the heart of ordinary lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"among-friends-by-hal-ebbott-9781035055456","title":"Among Friends","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA hard diamond of a novel... I have not stopped thinking of it since\u003c\/em\u003e - Coco Mellors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEvery sentence keeps you hanging in the air, waiting for the next punch to the gut\u003c\/em\u003e - Miranda Cowley Heller\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePacks a huge emotional punch. I couldn't put it down\u003c\/em\u003e - Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA living thing... A huge achievement\u003c\/em\u003e - Financial Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect lives hide terrible secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving emerged from a childhood of poverty and neglect, Amos now has a life that others envy: a brilliant wife, a golden daughter, and a friendship that has anchored him for thirty years. All of that is set to change. In the course of one fateful weekend in a beautiful house upstate, Amos's life will be undone by a shocking act of violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn its aftermath, Amos must ask: when your world collapses, what - and who - will you sacrifice to survive?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBracingly honest and affectingly intimate... Upends its characters' lives so ruthlessly and revealingly that it is hard not to take pleasure in a false facade being finally smashed\u003c\/em\u003e - The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMasterly\u003c\/em\u003e - John Banville\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48018646204652,"sku":"9781035055456","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781035055456-among-friends.jpg?v=1785230910"},{"product_id":"among-friends-by-hal-ebbott-9781035055449","title":"Among Friends","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWho would you choose to believe?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmos and Emerson have been friends for thirty years. Despite coming from vastly different backgrounds, the two men now form an enviable portrait of middle age: their wives are friends, their teenage daughters have grown up together, and their days are passed in the comfortable languor of New York City wealth. They share an unbreakable bond, or so they think.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow, it is Emerson's birthday, and Amos and his family are heading upstate to celebrate in Emerson's beautiful home. Over the course of the weekend, rivalries emerge and tensions escalate, until a final shocking act of violence threatens to tear the two families' finely made world apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn its wake, each of them must choose: between whom and what they love most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmong Friends\u003c\/em\u003e by Hal Ebbott explores these complex dynamics with keen insight and emotional depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48240622534892,"sku":"9781035055449","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781035055449-among-friends-1.jpg?v=1787921816"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/hal-ebbott.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}