{"product_id":"9781784160265-from-a-low-and-quiet-sea","title":"From a Low and Quiet Sea","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the Number 1 bestselling author of STRANGE FLOWERS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Man Booker Prize 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Costa Novel Award 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eengrossing, unpredictable, beautifully crafted novel\u003c\/b\u003e' RODDY DOYLE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFarouk's country has been torn apart by war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLampy's heart has been laid waste by Chloe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn's past torments him as he nears his end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe refugee. The dreamer. The penitent. From war-torn Syria to small-town Ireland, three men, scarred by all they have loved and lost, are searching for some version of home. Each is drawn towards a powerful reckoning, one that will bring them together in the most unexpected of ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A thing of such beauty and compassion, a reminder of what the very finest sentences can do to shatter and then reassemble our hearts'\u003cb\u003e KAMILA SHAMSIE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I struggle to think of a writer who has been so prolific and consistent in quality as Ryan . Brutally honest, moving and often hilarious' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Donal Ryan has not only bounded over a wall into new territory, but built himself a castle there . This is a superb novel.' \u003cb\u003eJOHN BOYNE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautiful and affecting' \u003cb\u003eDAVID NICHOLLS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Donal Ryan writes characters so well that as a reader you think 'I've met that man', or 'I know that woman.' But as a writer you simply wonder 'how does he do it?' \u003ci\u003eFrom a Low and Quiet Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is brutal and beautiful, carefully crafted portraits, deep and real, tied together, fashioned by a true artist. I absolutely loved it.' \u003cb\u003eKIT DE WAAL\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":30350863761505,"sku":"9781784160265","price":7.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32313075.jpg?v=1737186536","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781784160265-from-a-low-and-quiet-sea","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}