{"product_id":"9781526611307-the-offing","title":"The Offing","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**SOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM STARRING HELENA BONHAM-CARTER**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFROM THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eTHE GALLOWS POLE \u003c\/i\u003eCOMES A POWERFUL NEW NOVEL\u003cbr\u003eA TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e_______________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘What a radical thing, these days, to have written a book so full of warmth and kindness . Gorgeous’ \u003c\/b\u003e- Max Porter, author of \u003ci\u003eLanny\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Glorious . Leaves an indelible impression . A moving and subtle novel in many ways, infused with a love of the minute pleasures in life, and the lasting regrets’ \u003c\/b\u003e– \u003ci\u003eScotland on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne summer following the Second World War, Robert Appleyard sets out on foot from his Durham village. Sixteen and the son of a coal miner, he makes his way across the northern countryside until he reaches the former smuggling village of Robin Hood’s Bay. There he meets Dulcie, an eccentric, worldly, older woman who lives in a ramshackle cottage facing out to sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStaying with Dulcie, Robert’s life opens into one of rich food, sea-swimming, sunburn and poetry. The two come from different worlds, yet as the summer months pass, they form an unlikely friendship that will profoundly alter their futures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn i Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA Reading Agency Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick\u003cbr\u003eA BBC Radio 4 'Book at Bedtime'\u003cbr\u003eAn Observer Pick for 2019\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":40944659333217,"sku":"9781526611307","price":8.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29539537.jpg?v=1731028359","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781526611307-the-offing","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}