{"product_id":"commitment","title":"Commitment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA masterful and engrossing novel about a single mother's collapse and the fate of her family after she enters a California state hospital in the 1970s. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen Diane Aziz drives her oldest son, Walter, from LA to college, it will be her last parental act before falling into a deep depression. A single mother who believes that her children can attain all the things she hasn't, she's worked hard to secure their future. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut when she enters hospital, her closest friend must keep the children safe and their mother's dreams for them alive. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAt Berkeley College, Walter discovers a passion for architecture just as he realises his life as a student may end for lack of funds. Back home in LA, his sister Lina works in an ice-cream parlour while her wealthy classmates prepare for Ivy league schools, as she wages a high-stakes gamble to go there with them. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd Donny, the little brother everybody loves, begins to drift towards a life on the beach, where he falls into an escalating relationship with drugs. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA resonant story about family, duty, and the attendant struggles that come when a parent falls ill, it honours the spirit of imperfect mothers, and the under-chronicled significance of friends. With \u003cem\u003eCommitment\u003c\/em\u003e, Mona Simpson has written her most important and unforgettable novel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mona Simpson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43951893250305,"sku":"9781472158154","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/SIMPLEWEBSITEPRODUCTIMAGE-2023-07-06T151845.665.png?v=1688653247","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/commitment","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}