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    "title": "A Time For Friends",
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    "annotation": "<p><span>When are the boundaries of friendship pushed too far, and when is it time to stop flying over oceans for someone who wouldn&rsquo;t jump over a puddle for you? There comes a time when Hilary Hammond has to make that call.</span><br /><span>Hilary and Colette O&rsquo;Mahony have been friends since childhood, but when irrepressible Jonathan Harpur breezes into Hilary&rsquo;s life and goes into business with her, Colette is not pleased.</span><br /><span>After their first encounter, Colette thinks he&rsquo;s a &ldquo;pushy upstart&rdquo; while he thinks she&rsquo;s &ldquo;a snobby little diva.&rdquo; And so the battle lines are drawn -- and Hilary is square in the middle.</span><br /><span>But as the years roll by and each of them is faced with difficult times and tough decisions, one thing is clear: to have a friend you must be a friend.</span></p>",
    "description": "<p><span>When are the boundaries of friendship pushed too far, and when is it time to stop flying over oceans for someone who wouldn&rsquo;t jump over a puddle for you? There comes a time when Hilary Hammond has to make that call.<br /></span><br /><span>Hilary and Colette O&rsquo;Mahony have been friends since childhood, but when irrepressible Jonathan Harpur breezes into Hilary&rsquo;s life and goes into business with her, Colette is not pleased.</span><br /><span>After their first encounter, Colette thinks he&rsquo;s a &ldquo;pushy upstart&rdquo; while he thinks she&rsquo;s &ldquo;a snobby little diva.&rdquo; And so the battle lines are drawn -- and Hilary is square in the middle.<br /></span><br /><span>But as the years roll by and each of them is faced with difficult times and tough decisions, one thing is clear: to have a friend you must be a friend.</span></p>",
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