{"product_id":"grace-beside-me-by-sue-mcpherson-9781921248498","title":"Grace Beside Me","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten from teenager girl Fuzzy Mac's perspective, \u003cem\u003eGrace Beside Me\u003c\/em\u003e is a quirky, warmly rendered story of home and family life in a small town. The black\u0026amp;write! judges remarked on the authentic feel of the Indigenous home life of Fuzzy Mac and her grandparents - her guardians since the death of her mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAwkward episodes of teen rivalry and romance sit happily alongside the mystery of Gran's visions and an encounter with a ghost. The story sits against a backdrop of amazing characters including the holocaust survivor who went to school with Einstein; the sleazy, once-good-looking Mayor; the little priest always rushing off to bury someone before the heat gets to them; the wife basher up the road; Lola's Forest, dedicated to Lola, a traditional Aboriginal woman who met Ned Kelly - and Nan and Pop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrace Beside Me\u003c\/em\u003e interweaves the mundane with the profound and the spiritual - it is full of wisdom and good advice (Fuzzy calls Nan 'the queen of all knowing') on everything from how to 'sit a while' in the bush and connect with country to how to properly hang out the washing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46995466027244,"sku":"9781921248498","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/896103482872.jpg?v=1763113293","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/grace-beside-me-by-sue-mcpherson-9781921248498","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}