{"product_id":"the-mountain-by-massimo-donati-9781925773569","title":"The Mountain","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt’s only baby-children who always do what they’re told. Non-children decide when to obey, and they know how to disobey. This is the last day of our life as children.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1981, twelve-year-old Roberto, returning to the mountain village where he spends his summer holidays, renews his friendship with the intense, brooding Mattia. Bound together by contempt for ‘baby-children’ and a thirst for grown-up adventure, they drive each other to test their courage and daring. But then they decide to take on the mountain, and their expedition ends in tragedy and guilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThirty years later, Roberto is an art dealer in Zurich. When his father dies, he is forced to confront the unresolved issues of that distant summer and to unearth a guilt kept secret for too long. But to do this, he needs Mattia. And to go back to the mountain, one last time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46672279011564,"sku":"9781925773569","price":34.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/18061023482873.jpg?v=1752839023","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-mountain-by-massimo-donati-9781925773569","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}