{"product_id":"9780571360062","title":"Boy Friends","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn intimate and original memoir of love, grief and male friendship by one of Scotland’s brightest young talents.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEver feel like you were fated to be friends with someone? An alchemy in your meeting, instant fondness – part chemical, part kismet. This is how I’ve felt about every friend I’ve fallen in love with – none so much as you.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2018, Michael Pedersen lost a most cherished friend soon after their collective voyage into the landscape and luminosity of the Scottish Highlands. Sitting at a desk at The Curfew Tower, Northern Ireland, Michael begins to write to his departed friend – Scott Hutchison. What starts as a love letter to one magical, coruscating human soon becomes a paean to many friendships – perhaps all friendship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBoy Friends\u003c\/i\u003e, Pedersen confronts the bewildering process of grief. As memories rise to the surface – both heart-wrenching and hilarious – he recalls his younger self: the overly sensitive boy growing up in working-class Edinburgh; his befuddling stint in an ancient collegiate university; a short-lived, combustible career as a lawyer; and, foremost, the gorgeous male friendships that have transformed his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten to glitter, with intoxicating energy, \u003ci\u003eBoy Friends \u003c\/i\u003eis a powerful depiction of friendship and loss, a homage to the beauty of moments shared.","brand":"Faber and Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43084748718141,"sku":"9780571360062","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780571360062_p0.jpg?v=1775244125","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9780571360062","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}