{"product_id":"9780571376940-avalon","title":"Avalon","description":"\u003cp\u003eBran's Southern California upbringing is anything but traditional. After her mother abandons her and joins a Buddhist colony, Bran is raised by her 'common-law stepfather' on Bourdon Farms - a plant nursery that doubles as a cover for a biker gang. She spends her days tending plants, slogging through high school and imagining what life could be if she had been born to a different family. Then she meets Peter - a charming, troubled college student from the East Coast - who launches his teaching career by initiating her into the world of art. The two begin a seemingly doomed long-distance relationship as Bran searches for meaning in her own surroundings. She knows how to survive, but now she must learn how to live. ' Avalon  observes beautifully the shifting terrain of teenage intimacy: its intensity and its fragility . . . it's a hilarious, heartbreaking and - of course - extremely weird novel.'  Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48979947847899,"sku":"9780571376940","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/bf349b40-2326-48b4-b9e0-da0515b499b5.jpg?v=1784220851","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780571376940-avalon","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}