{"product_id":"9780241606995-lucy-by-the-sea","title":"Lucy by the Sea","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the Booker-shortlisted author of Oh William!. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A superbly gifted storyteller and a craftswoman in a league of her own'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eHilary Mantel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Pulitzer prize-winning, Booker-shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eMY NAME IS LUCY BARTON\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOH WILLIAM!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It is a gift in this life that we do not know what awaits us'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn March 2020 Lucy Barton's ex-husband William pleads with her to leave New York and escape to a coastal house he has rented in Maine. Lucy reluctantly agrees, leaving the washing-up in the sink, expecting to be back in a week or two. Weeks turn into months, and it's just Lucy, William, and their complex past together in a little house nestled against the sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRich with empathy and a searing clarity, \u003ci\u003eLucy by the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e evokes the fragility and uncertainty of the recent past, as well as the possibilities that those long, quiet days can inspire. At the heart of this miraculous novel are the deep human connections that sustain us, even as the world seems to be falling apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA terrific writer'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eZadie Smith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'She gets better with each book' Maggie O'Farrell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Lucy by the Sea \u003c\/i\u003emight be my favourite Elizabeth Strout novel yet. Such grace, such empathy, such exquisite and sharp observation - and yet so very much itself too. No one else writes like Elizabeth Strout' Rachel Joyce\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40425921282145,"sku":"9780241606995","price":12.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/3f79fe500ef1d28252aed0eacc402ac8.jpg?v=1665193924","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241606995-lucy-by-the-sea","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}