{"product_id":"before-nightfall-by-silvia-vecchini-9781681377926","title":"Before Nightfall","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBefore Nightfall\u003c\/em\u003e is a moving tale about a brave hearing-impaired teen losing his vision, told through the perspective of his loving sister in poetry, prose, and the sign-language alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCarlo is a teenager who happens to be hearing-impaired and can see only out of one eye. Now that eye is failing, and Carlo must have an operation to try to save his vision. His fierce and funny sister Emma, Carlo's closest companion, begins writing poems that express the fear she works hard to hide, while his seeing-eye dog Lul remains steadfastly at his side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut even with the support and affection of his family, how can Carlo face such uncertainty? And what will happen if he can no longer communicate with them?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBefore Nightfall\u003c\/em\u003e is a book about trust, imagination, empathy, and language, narrated through the poems Emma types and through prose passages told from multiple perspectives and illustrated with the sign-language alphabet, drawn by the Italian artist Sualzo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDespite the immense challenges Carlo and Emma face, their story is one of hope and wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46677972844780,"sku":"9781681377926","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/17568323482786.jpg?v=1753046012","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/before-nightfall-by-silvia-vecchini-9781681377926","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}