{"product_id":"last-pick-by-pierce-odonnell-9781644282953","title":"Last Pick","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA whimsical warmhearted autobiography of a twelve-year-old who became a great trial lawyer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe oldest of four children in a prototypical Irish Catholic family, Pierce O'Donnell recounts growing up in a village with more cows than residents with his WWII-hero father, who owns the only liquor store; his intellectual mother, the librarian; his spinster aunt, the local postmaster; his three younger sisters; and a ghost named Nora.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLast Pick\u003c\/i\u003e adroitly conjures up a bygone era in which this young boy's biggest concerns were making the Little League team (he never did), not freezing to death delivering a newspaper, making Eagle Scout, and learning Latin as a reluctant altar boy allergic to incense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis self-deprecating story of a determined, well-meaning underdog will delight O'Donnell's fellow Baby Boomers and enchant younger generations for years to come with its witty and timeless humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46844347023596,"sku":"9781644282953","price":57.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11733863482773.jpg?v=1758837513","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/last-pick-by-pierce-odonnell-9781644282953","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}