{"product_id":"9780008256944","title":"The 1,000-Year-Old Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe astonishing, beautiful new story for all readers of 10 and over from the bestselling and Costa-shortlisted author of TIME TRAVELLING WITH A HAMSTER.\u003cbr\u003eThere are stories about people who want to live forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is not one of those stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a story about someone who wants to stop…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlfie Monk is like any other nearly teenage boy - except he's 1,000 years old and can remember the last Viking invasion of England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObviously no one believes him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo when everything Alfie knows and loves is destroyed in a fire, and the modern world comes crashing in, Alfie embarks on a mission to find friendship, acceptance, and a different way to live…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e… which means finding a way to make sure he will eventually die.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Ross+Welford\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eRoss Welford\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ross Welford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47378786943139,"sku":"9780008256944","price":235.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9780008256944_4eabd301-10b7-40f9-a19a-46d46a4dbddc.jpg?v=1776448387","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9780008256944","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}