{"product_id":"9780349703862-swift-river","title":"Swift River","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'I loved everything about it' Curtis Sittenfeld\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA debut novel of first friendships, family secrets and finding the courage to let go, told in a voice full of humour, irreverence and sass\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover a sweeping story that will break your heart and mend it again, perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eWhere the Crawdads Sing \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing Half\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I love a novel this much maybe just once or twice a year.' \u003c\/b\u003e- Curtis Sittenfeld, author of \u003ci\u003eRODHAM\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eROMANTIC COMEDY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A beautiful multi-generational story of belonging, identity and what it means to find yourself when you've lost your family. \u003cb\u003eSentence by sentence, the writing can take your breath away.\u003c\/b\u003e' - Elizabeth Day, author of \u003ci\u003eFRIENDAHOLIC\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if the price of moving forward is losing the only family you've ever known? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSummer, 1987. On the sweltering streets of the dying New England mill town of Swift River, sixteen-year-old Diamond Newbury is desperately lonely. It's been seven years since her father disappeared, and while her mother is determined to move on, Diamond can't distance herself from his memory. When Diamond receives a letter from a relative she has never met, she unearths long-buried secrets of her family's past and discovers a legacy she never knew she was missing. The more she learns, however, the harder it becomes to reconcile her old life with the one she wants to lead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo begins an epic story spanning the twentieth century that reveals a much larger picture of prejudice and love, of devotion and abandonment - and will change Diamond's life forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Told with warmth and humor by \u003cb\u003ea memorable, irrepressible heroine\u003c\/b\u003e.' - Rumaan Alam, author of \u003ci\u003eLEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eSwift River\u003c\/i\u003e broke my heart, and then offered me hope.'\u003c\/b\u003e - Ann Napolitano, author of \u003ci\u003eHELLO BEAUTIFUL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Infused with that satisfying feeling one gets when you realize the missing piece to the puzzle is a sense of self . a \u003cb\u003esensational \u003c\/b\u003edebut.' - Paul Beatty, author of \u003ci\u003eTHE SELLOUT\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":41150717395041,"sku":"9780349703862","price":14.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33815809.jpg?v=1744897677","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780349703862-swift-river","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}