{"product_id":"9781782114666-the-well","title":"The Well","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I loved this book' JESSIE BURTON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAN AUTUMN 2015 RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB READ\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2015 CWA JOHN CREASEY (NEW BLOOD) DAGGER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB READ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER \u003c\/i\u003eNEW FACE OF FICTION 2015\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e HUFFINGTON POST \u003c\/i\u003e'ONE TO WATCH IN 2015'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE CWA JOHN CREASEY (NEW BLOOD) DAGGER 2015\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I was gripped by Catherine Chanter's \u003ci\u003eThe Well\u003c\/i\u003e immediately. The beauty of her prose is riveting, the imagery so assured. This is an astonishing debut' \u003cb\u003eSarah Winman\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen God was a Rabbit\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I loved this book!' \u003cb\u003eJESSIE BURTON\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Miniaturist \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Ruth Ardingly and her family first drive up from London in their grime-encrusted car and view  The Well, they are enchanted by a jewel of a place, a farm that appears to offer everything the family are searching for. An opportunity for Ruth. An escape for Mark. A home for their grandson Lucien.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But The Well's unique glory comes at a terrible price. The locals suspect foul play in its verdant fields and drooping fruit trees, and Ruth becomes increasingly isolated as she struggles to explain why her land flourishes whilst her neighbours'  produce withers and dies. Fearful of envious locals and suspicious of those who seem to be offering help, Ruth is less and less sure who she can trust.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs The Well envelops them, Ruth's paradise becomes a prison, Mark's dream a recurring nightmare, and Lucien's playground a grave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57535955108214,"sku":"9781782114666","price":7.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27481227.jpg?v=1774283514","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781782114666-the-well","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}