{"product_id":"swimming-to-elba-a-novel-1","title":"Swimming to Elba: A Novel","description":"A sensually charged novel about two girls growing up fast in a failing industrial town on the coast of Italy\nAnna and Francesca are on the brink of everything: high school, adulthood, and the edge of ambition in their provincial town. It’s summer in Piombino, Italy, and in their skimpy bathing suits, flaunting their newly acquired curves, the girls suddenly have everyone in their thrall. This power opens their imagination to a destiny beyond Piombino; the resort town of Elba is just a ferry ride away and yet they’ve never dared to go. Maybe the future is waiting for them there, or somewhere beyond.\nWhen their friendship suffers a blow, the girls set off on their own only to discover that their budding sexuality takes them further than they expect, though not as far as their dreams. As their choices take them to a painful crossroads, the girls must reconnect if they have any hope of escaping their small town destinies.\nIn this poetic, prizewinning debut, Silvia Avallone captures the lost innocence of a generation. Harrowing yet ultimately redemptive, Swimming to Elba is a story about the power of friendship, and the way that family, friendship, and economics shape our world.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0670023582\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: LFV.0670023582.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Avallone, Silvia|Shugaar, Antony\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book is in good condition. Minimal signs of wear. It May have markings or highlights, but kept to only a few pages. May not come with supplemental materials if applicable.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Books for Life","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45588642922693,"sku":"LFV.0670023582.G","price":6.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/2914\/4773\/files\/0670023582-0_d71ae039-68b7-4c1e-8971-5d2acfcdc274.jpg?v=1767655698","url":"https:\/\/www.booksforlife.store\/products\/swimming-to-elba-a-novel-1","provider":"Books for Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}