{"product_id":"alone-by-daniel-schreiber-9781399744096","title":"Alone","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A book to love and cherish\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeborah Levy, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cost of Living\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A beautiful writer and, just as important, a beautiful thinker\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHanya Yanagihara, author of \u003ci\u003eA Little Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Friendship is, in fact, as much the topic of this book as aloneness\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSarah Bakewell, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt no time before have so many people lived alone, and never has loneliness been so widely or keenly felt. Why, in a society of individualists, is living alone perceived as a shameful failure? And can we ever be happy on our own?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A heartfelt memoir on being single, living alone and the existential experience of loneliness\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Romantic love, suggests the author, is the lone 'grand narrative' to have survived seismic societal shifts in modern times . . . Hermits and intimacy, the taboo of loneliness and the consolation of friendship – all find their place in a meditation that nods to joy and adversity\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObserver\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlone\u003c\/i\u003e is a profound exploration of solitude, questioning societal norms and examining the intersection of independence, loneliness, and companionship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46669345128684,"sku":"9781399744096","price":20.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781399744096.webp?v=1752752377","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/alone-by-daniel-schreiber-9781399744096","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}