{"product_id":"9780008778743","title":"When Marnie Was There","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Joan G. Robinson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eNorfolk\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 July 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the HarperCollins Children's Classics' series.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 129mm | 200g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE BY STUDIO GHIBLI, CREATORS OF SPIRITED AWAY AND MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘The most striking novel in its genre since Tom’s Midnight Garden.’ Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Anna and the girl eyed each other in the half light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  “Are you real?” Anna whispered at last.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  “Yes, are you?”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Sent away from her foster home one long, hot summer to a sleepy Norfolk village by the sea, Anna dreams her days away among the sandhills and marshes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e She never expected to meet a friend like Marnie, someone who doesn’t judge Anna for being ordinary and not-even-trying. But no sooner has Anna learned the loveliness of friendship than Marnie vanishes…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Shortlisted for the1968 Carnegie Medal, When Marnie Was There is a beautiful modern classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Extraordinarily potent fantasy … the climax is both thrilling and intensely moving.’ The Spectator\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joan G. Robinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65544651374941,"sku":"9780008778743","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1074\/9358\/9341\/files\/9780008778743.jpg?v=1786451603","url":"https:\/\/adventureintobooks.co.uk\/products\/9780008778743","provider":"Adventure Into Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}