{"product_id":"9780349994178-the-cliffs","title":"The Cliffs","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Entrancing . filled with mystery' Reese Witherspoon, Reese's Book Club Pick July Pick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deeply satisfying and enjoyable novel about family, secrets, ghosts and homecoming - set on the seaside cliffs of a small American town with a complicated history \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA REESE'S BOOK CLUB JULY PICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA deeply satisfying and enjoyable novel about family, secrets, ghosts and homecoming\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Entrancing . filled with mystery' Reese Witherspoon, Reese's Book Club July Picks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I could not put this book down' Ann Napolitano, author of \u003ci\u003eHello Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Compulsively readable . funny, heartbreaking' \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a secluded cliff overlooking the ocean sits a Victorian house that contains a century's worth of secrets. By the time Jane Flanagan discovers the house as a teenager, it has long been abandoned - yet there are still clothes in the closets, marbles rolling across the floors, and dishes in the cupboards.  The place is an irresistible mystery to Jane, and becomes a hideaway for her, a place to escape her troubled, volatile mother.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty years later, now a Harvard archivist, she returns home to Maine following a terrible mistake that threatens both her career and her marriage. Jane is horrified to find the Victorian is now barely recognizable. The new owner, Genevieve, a summer person from Beacon Hill, has gutted it, transforming the house into a glossy white monstrosity straight out of a magazine.  Convinced that the house is haunted, Genevieve hires Jane to research the history of the place and the women who lived there. The story Jane uncovers - of lovers lost at sea, romantic longing, shattering loss, artistic awakening, historical artefacts stolen and sold, and the long shadow of colonialism - is even older than Maine itself .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41735905837153,"sku":"9780349994178","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_12589303_3402_20241024070847.jpg?v=1729800327","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780349994178-the-cliffs","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}