{"product_id":"slam-4","title":"Slam","description":"THE HILARIOUS COMING-OF-AGE NOVEL FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ABOUT A BOY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Touching, very funny'' Guardian \u003cbr\u003e__________________ \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''There was this time when everything seemed to have come together. And so obviously it was time to go and screw it all up.''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSam is sixteen and a skater. Just so there are no terrible misunderstandings: skating = skateboarding. There''s no ice. Life is ticking along nicely for Sam; his Mum''s got rid of her rubbish boyfriend, he''s thinking about college and he''s met someone. Alicia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen a little accident happens. One with big consequences for someone just finding his way in life. Sam can''t run (let alone skate) away from this one. He''s a boy facing a man''s problems and the question is - has he got what it takes to confront them?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSlam is a novel about a boy who has to grow up in big, big hurry. It is The Catcher in the Rye for the 21st century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e______________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Very funny...very real'' Daily Telegraph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Hornby gets his point across with the subtlety and skill of a born novelist who always deserves to be read'' Independent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A moving read for anyone'' Elle","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57830013796687,"sku":"9780241969847","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/0372\/8217\/files\/9780241969847_1-slam.jpg?v=1780281777","url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/slam-4","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}