{"product_id":"9780857529817-water","title":"Water","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA haunting, confronting novel from the author of The Heart’s Invisible Furies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A perceptive, moving exploration of guilt, grief and complicity’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Boyne does not put a foot wrong in this masterly novella’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An intriguing investigation of contemporary trauma. [a] short but powerful book' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'His quietest novel. but one just as powerful as his larger canvases'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Business Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e___________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom million-copy-bestselling author John Boyne comes a masterfully reflective story about one woman coming to terms with the demons of her past and finding a new path forward.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her name. To the locals, she is Willow Hale, a solitary outsider escaping Dublin to live a hermetic existence in a small cottage, not a notorious woman on the run from her past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut scandals follow like hunting dogs. And she has some questions of her own to answer. If her ex-husband is really the monster everyone says he is, then how complicit was she in his crimes?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEscaping her old life might seem like a good idea but the choices she has made throughout her marriage have consequences. Here, on the island, Vanessa must reflect on what she did - and did not do. Only then can she discover whether she is worthy of finding peace at all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan you ever truly wash away your past?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e__________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat readers are saying:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A scorching, devastating tale'\u003cbr\u003e'Powerful, challenging and beautifully written’\u003cbr\u003e'Compelling, propulsive, and completely immersive’\u003cbr\u003e'Written with the same emotional intensity and thought provoking honesty as his longer works’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41060179705953,"sku":"9780857529817","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32358344.jpg?v=1737194118","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780857529817-water","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}