{"product_id":"a-dedicated-friend-shirley-longford","title":"A Dedicated Friend - Shirley Longford","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'You must do what the doctor says...'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eIn 1972 organ donation is in its infancy and Daisy Howard, who is giving a kidney to her aunt, is in the hands of a pioneering surgeon. After the operation, Daisy is desperate to get back to her family, yet the days go by and she remains in the hospital; meanwhile, an old friend keeps visiting with news of home, and Daisy becomes increasingly uneasy.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eHow much can a friend in need really ask for? And how much can we really forgive them?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eShirley Longford was a prolific writer of children's fiction under a variety of pseudonyms. Published in 1972 by The Eden Book Society, A Dedicated Friend was her first and only foray into horror writing. A chilling and suspenseful story of misplaced trust, reading the book now a wider question becomes apparent: what use is technological progress when we remain as cruel as ever?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dead Ink Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55780828774737,"sku":null,"price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/6907\/1697\/files\/DEDICATEDFRIENDCOVER3.jpg?v=1794491053","url":"https:\/\/deadinkbooks.com\/products\/a-dedicated-friend-shirley-longford","provider":"Dead Ink Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}