{"product_id":"9780452290235","title":"What I Was","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the 2016 recipient of the Astrid Lindgren award and author of international bestseller  \u003ci\u003eHow I Live Now, \u003c\/i\u003eNational Book Award finalist \u003ci\u003ePicture Me Gone\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently \u003ci\u003eJonathan Unleashed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinn was a beautiful orphan. H was a prep school misfit. On a September afternoon many years ago they met on a beach on the coast of England, near the ancient fisherman’s hut Finn was squatting in with his woodstove, a case of books, a striped blanket and a cat. H insinuates his way into Finn’s life—his blazing wood fires and fishing expeditions. Their friendship deepens, offering H the freedom and human connection that has always eluded him. But all too soon the idyll of their relationship is shaken by a heart-wrenching scandal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat I Was\u003c\/i\u003e is the unforgettable story of H at the end of his life looking back on this friendship, which has shaped and obsessed him for nearly a century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47013397594352,"sku":"9780452290235","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780452290235_p0.jpg?v=1763705494","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780452290235","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}