{"product_id":"one-grand-summer","title":"One Grand Summer","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen he fails his exams, 16-year-old Frieder is forced to stay with his grandparents for the summer, leading to an unforgettable and profound series of experiences that will change him forever.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Ewald Arenz writes with gentle joy’ \u003cb\u003eIona Gray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'A tender and profound coming-of-age story that’s also a gripping page-turner. Gorgeously written … an absolute tour de force' \u003cb\u003eLouisa Treger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘A summer of joys and sadness  … funny, touching, troubling’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaga magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**German Independent Booksellers’ Book of the Year**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e**Tasting Sunlight \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis a BBC World Service WORLD BOOK CLUB PICK**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e _____\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sixteen-year-old Frieder’s plans for the summer are shattered when he fails two subjects. In order to move up to the next school year in the Autumn, he must resit his exams. So, instead of going on holiday with his family, he now faces the daunting and boring prospect of staying at his grandparents’ house, studying with his strict and formal step-grandfather.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e On the bright side, he’ll spend time with his grandmother Nana, his sister Alma and his best friend Johann. And he meets Beate, the girl in the beautiful green swimsuit…\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The next few weeks will bring friendship, fear and first love – one grand summer that will change and shape his entire life.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Heartbreaking, poignant and warmly funny, \u003ci\u003eOne Grand Summer\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable, tender novel that captures those exquisite and painful moments that make us who we are.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers who loved Sarah Winman’s \u003ci\u003eWhen God Was a Rabbit \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e __________\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Ewald Arenz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Profound in its simplicity … a remarkable, exquisitely written debut’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Hopeful and poignant and lyrically told. A truly compassionate and heartening book’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCulturefly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Poetic in places and highly sensory … a genuinely hopeful and open-hearted novel’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘This reminded me of reading Sally Rooney's \u003ci\u003eNormal People\u003c\/i\u003e. It takes a writer of immeasurable talent to make you feel that intensely’ \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Haynes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Powerful, original and engaging’ \u003cb\u003eSusie Boyt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Written with beautiful simplicity’ \u003cb\u003eDoug Johnstone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘A triumph. Don't miss it’ \u003cb\u003eLouisa Treger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Powerful, lyrical and profoundly affecting’ \u003cb\u003eMiranda Dickinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘An exquisitely written, heart-warming story’ \u003cb\u003eGill Paul\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Moving and heart-wrenching, but ultimately uplifting’ \u003cb\u003eCarol Lovekin\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57400270225790,"sku":"NW9781916788183","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781916788183.jpg?v=1778606882","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/one-grand-summer","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}