{"product_id":"9781784705497-the-bass-rock","title":"The Bass Rock","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd across the centuries the fates of three women are linked: to this place, to each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the early 1700s, Sarah, accused of being a witch, flees for her life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the aftermath of the Second World War, Ruth navigates a new house, a new husband and the strange waters of the local community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A modern gothic triumph' Max Porter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Bass Rock has for centuries watched over the lives that pass under its shadow on the Scottish mainland. And across the centuries the fates of three women are linked: to this place, to each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the early 1700s, Sarah, accused of being a witch, flees for her life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the aftermath of the Second World War, Ruth navigates a new house, a new husband and the strange waters of the local community. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSix decades later, the house stands empty. Viv, mourning the death of her father, catalogues Ruth's belongings and discovers her place in the past - and perhaps a way forward.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach woman's choices are circumscribed by the men in their lives. But in sisterhood there is the hope of survival and new life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE STELLA PRIZE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e_______________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eTHE BASS ROCK\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Daring, heartfelt, explosive' Daisy Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A vividly imagined portrait' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Dark, disturbing and very sophisticated' William Boyd \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wonderfully subtle and magnificently savage' Claire Fuller \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":56450832728438,"sku":"9781784705497","price":8.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27861380.jpg?v=1760454045","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781784705497-the-bass-rock","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}