{"product_id":"home-ground","title":"Home Ground","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Novel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eI sink onto the bed, fully dressed, and kick off my shoes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eBubby blows me a kiss and retreats.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eWelcome home.\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe words echo in the empty space around me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eMy last coherent thought, before sleep grabs me, is that home has never felt so far away.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eTenth-grader Ashira Lobel has done many things in her life: cooked Shabbos for fifty, helped host mega \u003ci\u003ekiruv\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eevents, and flown halfway around the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eOne thing she’s never done before is sit in a classroom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eShe’s also never moved away from her family before, leaving them all behind in vibrant, colorful India, so she could go live in London, with grandparents she hardly knows.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eAdd to the mix an aloof cousin, an overeager classmate, and notoriously unpredictable phone lines, and Ashira is left feeling dismayed, apprehensive, and unmoored. That’s when she finds a mysterious letter buried in her mother’s childhood bedroom, which suddenly raises more questions than answers…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eWill Ashira ever adjust to her new life and become a part of the girls that she just can’t relate to?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eDoes anyone in her life actually understand her?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eAnd the biggest, most terrifying question of all:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eWhy has her family suddenly disappeared?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eBy Rochel Samet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Israel Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45657553109180,"sku":"LA550","price":45.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/1756\/5372\/files\/LA550.gif?v=1767584902","url":"https:\/\/golds.com.au\/products\/home-ground","provider":"Golds World of Judaica","version":"1.0","type":"link"}