{"product_id":"9781782504245","title":"Farewell Tour of a Terminal Optimist","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Young, John \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eScotland\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 20 July 2017 by FLORIS BOOKS (Kelpies) as part of 'the Kelpiesedge' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e130 x 198 x 21 | 282g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Scottish Teenage Book Prize 2019Longlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2018Quick-witted, sharp-tongued Connor Lambert won't take it any longer: the bullying, the secrets, the sympathy. He's been dying from cancer for years, but he's not dead yet. He's going down fighting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForming an unlikely friendship with fellow juvenile delinquent Skeates, the pair stage a break out and set off on a crazy tour across Scotland -- dodging the police, joy riding and extreme partying -- to find Connor's dad, an inmate at Shotts prison. But Connor's left two things behind -- the medication he needs to keep him alive, and the girl who makes living bearable. A fresh and bold debut novel full of heart, guts and raw emotion. Farewell Tour of a Terminal Optimist is a brilliantly funny, thrilling exploration of friendship, identity and mortality populated with witty, sharply drawn characters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43924927643907,"sku":"9781782504245","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781782504245_cc0de1b9-fda5-485a-985f-6b70650f58ca.jpg?v=1731333106","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.live\/products\/9781782504245","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}