{"product_id":"the-last-goldfish-a-true-tale-of-friendship-paperback","title":"The Last Goldfish: A True Tale of Friendship - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnita Lahey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwenty-five years ago and counting, Louisa, my true, essential, always-there-for-everything friend, died. We were 22. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Anita Lahey opens her binder in grade nine French and gasps over an unsigned form, the girl with the burst of red hair in front of her whispers, \u003cem\u003eForge it! \u003c\/em\u003eThus begins an intense, joyful friendship, one of those powerful bonds forged in youth that shapes a person's identity and changes the course of a life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnita and Louisa navigate the wilds of 1980s suburban adolescence against the backdrop of dramatic world events such as the fall of the Berlin Wall. They make carpe diem their manifesto and hatch ambitious plans. But when Louisa's life takes a shocking turn, into hospital wards, medical tests, and treatments, a new possibility confronts them, one that alters, with devastating finality, the prospect of the future for them both.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEqual parts humorous and heartbreaking, \u003cem\u003eThe Last Goldfish\u003c\/em\u003e is a poignant memoir of youth, friendship, and the impermanence of life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnita Lahey's books include \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery Shopping Cart: Essays on Poetry and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e and two Véhicule Press poetry collections: \u003ci\u003eSpinning Side Kick \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOut to Dry in Cape Breton\u003c\/i\u003e. Anita is an award-winning magazine journalist, past editor of \u003ci\u003eArc Poetry Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and serves as series editor of the annual anthology, \u003ci\u003eBest Canadian Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e. A former resident of Toronto, Montreal, Fredericton and Victoria, she maintains fierce familial ties to Cape Breton Island and lives in Ottawa with her family. She grew up in Burlington, Ontario, in a house with a huge backyard a short bike ride from Lake Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.11 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 09, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50336162054381,"sku":"9781771963435","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/BGoc3sTckw9781771963435.webp?v=1785056275","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/the-last-goldfish-a-true-tale-of-friendship-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}