{"product_id":"splinters","title":"Splinters","description":"\u003cp\u003eJean Sylvester is a typical, overthinking adolescent whose painful experience with parallel realities teaches her that while life involves her, it's not always all about her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe thinks life isn't fair and wishes hers was different. When she witnesses a traumatic accident, she can't help but blame herself for the events leading up to it. In order to be free of the nightmare she has a choice: she can spiral into despair or reconcile herself with the fact that terrible things happen, and some can't be changed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSplinters\u003c\/em\u003e is a story about so many things. It starts by looking at the change in our priorities as we move into our teenage years - our desperation for independence and happiness; our vulnerability to change; our misery when\u003cbr\u003ethings don't turn out as we hoped. There are two things that let you down in life: high expectations and other people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 336 pages | Published June 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63969483260253,"sku":"9781912745371","price":11.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781912745371.jpg?v=1774368507","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/splinters","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}