{"product_id":"stay-by-kirsten-oconnor-9780473788667","title":"Stay","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat if the wisest voice in the room wasn't human?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStay\u003c\/em\u003e is a tender, funny, and unexpectedly profound book about love, grief, and everyday survival, told through the eyes of Buster, an ageing, observant, slightly opinionated dog who takes his job of staying very seriously.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough short, intimate chapters, Buster watches humans navigate loss, memory, change, and the strange rituals of ordinary days. He offers commentary on attachment, presence, ageing, sorrow, snacks, loyalty, sun puddles, difficult cats, and why being followed to the bathroom is a legitimate form of emotional support.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a training manual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not a self-help lecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a companion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlending warmth, humour, emotional honesty, and quiet philosophical insight, \u003cem\u003eStay\u003c\/em\u003e sits beside the reader rather than instructing them, especially those living with grief, love that continues, and lives that did not turn out as planned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who has loved deeply, lost someone important, or been rescued by a four-legged witness who refused to leave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCome sit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou're not doing this alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48122947010796,"sku":"9780473788667","price":100.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780473788667-stay.jpg?v=1785915945","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/stay-by-kirsten-oconnor-9780473788667","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}