{"product_id":"lido-book-libby-page-9781501182037","title":"The Lido","description":"\u003cb\u003e**INTERNATIONAL BESTSELER**\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe next \u003ci\u003eEleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine.--The Independent\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eHeartwarming. --\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eWE'RE NEVER TO OLD TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS--OR TO MAKE A DIFERENCE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRosemary Peterson has lived in Brixton, London, all her life but everything is changing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe library where she used to work has closed. The family grocery store has become a trendy bar. And now the lido, an outdoor pool where she's swum daily since its opening, is threatened with closure by a local housing developer. It was at the lido that Rosemary escaped the devastation of World War I; here she fell in love with her husband, George; here she found community during her marriage and since George's death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwentysomething Kate Matthews has moved to Brixton and feels desperately alone. A once promising writer, she now covers forgettable stories for her local paper. That is, until she's assigned to write about the lido's closing. Soon Kate's portrait of the pool focuses on a singular woman: Rosemary. And as Rosemary slowly opens up to Kate, both women are nourished and transformed in ways they never thought possible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the tradition of Fredrik Backman, \u003ci\u003eThe Lido \u003c\/i\u003eis a charming, feel-good novel that captures the heart and spirit of a community across generations--an irresistible tale of love, loss, aging, and friendship.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49644285690129,"sku":"GOR013707159","price":6.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49926750798097,"sku":"CIN150118203XG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51325915201809,"sku":"CIN150118203XVG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":52981276508433,"sku":"CIN150118203XA","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/150118203X.jpg?v=1751275001","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/lido-book-libby-page-9781501182037","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}