{"product_id":"drayton-and-mackenzie-by-alexander-starritt-9781800755260","title":"Drayton and Mackenzie","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ORDER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor the first time since university, James and Roland's paths through life—one drawn in straight lines, the other squiggled and meandering—began to cross...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJames Drayton has always found things too easy. By the time he leaves university, he's still searching for a challenge worthy of his ambitions, one that will fulfil the destiny he thinks awaits him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRoland Mackenzie, on the other hand, is an impulsive risk-taker, a charismatic drifter with boundless enthusiasm but a knack for derailing his own attempts to get started in life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen a chance encounter in a pub reunites these old acquaintances, it sets them on an unpredictable course through the upheavals of the 21st century, and triggers an unlikely alliance. Against the backdrop of the financial crash and its aftermath, they strive to create something that outlasts them, something that will matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDrayton and Mackenzie\u003c\/em\u003e is a stunningly ambitious, immediately engaging and ultimately deeply moving novel both about trying to make your mark on the world, and about how a friendship might be the most important thing in life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTHE MUCH-ANTICIPATED NOVEL FROM AN AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCAN FRIENDSHIPS CHANGE THE WORLD?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47602924814572,"sku":"9781800755260","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781800755260-drayton-and-mackenzie.jpg?v=1778049719","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/drayton-and-mackenzie-by-alexander-starritt-9781800755260","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}