{"product_id":"my-life-as-a-bench-9780995726819","title":"My Life as a Bench","description":"\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL RUBERY BOOK AWARD BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE CAROUSEL AWARE PRIZE BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'There are so many benches lining the riverside, each and every one tragic in its own way.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRen Miller has died aged seventeen and yet her consciousness lives on, inhabiting her memorial bench by the River Thames in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRen longs to be reunited with her boyfriend Gabe, but soon discovers why he has failed to visit. Devastated, she must learn to break through and talk to the living so she can reveal the truth about her tragic end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnique, haunting and compelling, this is a story about love, friendship, a passion for music and what, if anything, remains after we've gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jaq Hazell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nowness Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780995726819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHazell, Jaq:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jaq Hazell's debut novel, psychological thriller I Came to Find a Girl, was included in the Telegraph's Best Crime Fiction of 2015 and shortlisted for the Virginia Prize. She has also been shortlisted for the Jane Austen Short Story Award and had work published in various anthologies. Born near Portsmouth, on the south coast of England, to an Irish mother and an English father, Jaq studied textile design at Nottingham Trent and has an MA in Creative Writing from Royal Holloway, University of London. She has worked as a greetings cards designer, a journalist and a magazine editor. She lives in London with her partner, their two daughters and a small dog called Basil.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nowness Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40781827932275,"sku":"9.781E+12","price":15.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_3f155437-69a6-4067-870c-5177d051745f.jpg?v=1680704443","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/my-life-as-a-bench-9780995726819","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}