{"product_id":"9780241995495-white-rock","title":"The White Rock","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the bestselling author of The Ballroom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eTHE BALLROOM\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEXPECTATION\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey are separating, she and her husband, after two decades together.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis fact is new.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere are many ways of telling the tale .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere are many different sides to every story . \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA minibus journeys through rural Mexico. Inside it are twelve strangers on a pilgrimage to the White Rock, which stands, ancient and sacred, off the Pacific coast. Like many before them, over centuries and from across continents, they find themselves irresistibly drawn here, for answers, to give thanks, to seek protection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of them is a writer. She is travelling with her husband and young daughter, as her faith in her marriage, and the future itself, is foundering. She has come to the White Rock in the hope of excavating a beginning from the rubble of many different endings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere she will find the echoes of many stories: of conquest and resistance, of betrayal and belief, of the many different forms of violence and love. Stories that have already unravelled, and stories that might yet illuminate a passage through these uncertain times .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An eco-novel you actually want to read' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Its narrative sweep is capacious . It has ambition to match, musing on freedom and reciprocity [and] the redemptive power of storytelling. Impressive' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Deeply moving' \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ei\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40838850871393,"sku":"9780241995495","price":8.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32358175.jpg?v=1737194088","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241995495-white-rock","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}