{"product_id":"2940154394120","title":"When Animals Are Your Friends","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe modern subversive rails not only against materialism and conformism, but also keeps to himself in what is very much similar to the Orwellian \"own-life.\" Inevitably, we need companionship in this socially shrinking world, so we turn to our wild selves - or, the substitute for that, pet animals. We who love pet animals the most have come to live apart from other people, and they provide more than mere comfort: They become authentic friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis semi-autobiographical short piece contains absolutely no content that is strictly adult, shocking or viscerally unpleasant. Please enjoy. ~1400 words.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trevor Hopeworth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166727160048,"sku":"2940154394120","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940154394120_p0.jpg?v=1764066352","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940154394120","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}