{"product_id":"being-toffee-hardcover","title":"Being Toffee - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Crossan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI am not who I say I am, \u003cbr\u003e and Marla isn't who she thinks she is.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I am a girl trying to forget. \u003cbr\u003e She is a woman trying to remember. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Allison has run away from home and with nowhere to live finds herself hiding out in the shed of what she thinks is an abandoned house. But the house isn't empty. An elderly woman named Marla, with dementia, lives there - and she mistakes Allison for an old friend from her past named Toffee. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Allison is used to hiding who she really is, and trying to be what other people want her to be. And so, Toffee is who she becomes. After all, it means she has a place to stay. There are worse places she could be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But as their bond grows, and Allison discovers how much Marla needs a real friend, she begins to ask herself - where is home? What is a family? And most importantly, who is she, really?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Crossan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of young adult novels \u003ci\u003eOne\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Carnegie Medal, \u003ci\u003eApple and Rain \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Weight of Water\u003c\/i\u003e, both short-listed, \u003ci\u003e Moonrise\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeing Toffee\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBreathe, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Resist\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eHere is the Beehive\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel for adults. She grew up in Ireland and England, taught English in the United States and continues to promote creative writing in schools, and now lives in Hertfordshire. She is the current Laureate na nÓg (Children's Laureate) of Ireland.\u003cbr\u003eTwitter: @SarahCrossan\u003cbr\u003eInstagram: @SarahCrossanWriter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 14, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700278071359,"sku":"9781547603299","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/56b639307e5a913f2fb61d906bb2499d.webp?v=1765016120","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/being-toffee-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}