{"product_id":"the-first-friend-9798233801785","title":"The First Friend","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jason Carrick\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Jason Carrick\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Jason Carrick\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBefore history had a name, something extraordinary happened.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA wolf stepped closer to a human fire.\u003cbr\u003eA human did not drive it away. From that quiet, uncertain moment, a bond began, one that would shape the course of both species for thousands of years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe First Friend\u003c\/em\u003e traces this connection across time, moving from the ancient world to the modern day, through lives separated by centuries yet bound by something unmistakably familiar. A hunter notices what others do not. A shepherd begins to understand. A soldier, a child, a stranger in a distant land-all encounter the same presence in different forms, each shaped by the animal that chose to remain. This is not a story of domestication alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a story of recognition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf trust formed without language.\u003cbr\u003eOf partnership built without design.\u003cbr\u003eOf something that neither species fully understands-yet both have carried forward, generation after generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in a sweeping, immersive style, \u003cem\u003eThe First Friend\u003c\/em\u003e explores one enduring question: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy did we choose each other?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd why, after all this time, do we still?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jason Carrick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47776033570967,"sku":"9798233801785","price":1932.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798233801785.webp?v=1777993899","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-first-friend-9798233801785","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}