{"product_id":"9781787703957-dolphin-house","title":"The Dolphin House","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA moving novel on connection and community\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBased on a true story, this spellbinding novel captures the tenor of the social experiments of the 1960’s.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Schulman delivers the known world in startling new sounds, colours, tastes and smells.”—\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Sunday Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is 1965 and Cora, a deaf young woman, buys a one-way ticket to the island of St Thomas, where she discovers four dolphins held in captivity, part of an experiment led by an obsessive Dr Bloom. Drawn by a strong connection to the dolphins, untrained Cora falls in with the scientists to protect the animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecognising Cora's knack for communication, Bloom uses her for what will turn into one of the most fascinating experiments in modern science: an attempt to teach the dolphins human language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the experiment progresses, Cora forges a remarkable bond with the creatures that leads to a clash with the male-dominated world of science, threatening to engulf the experiment as Cora’s fight to save the dolphins becomes a battle to save herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor fans of \u003cem\u003eLessons in Chemistry\u003c\/em\u003e by Bonnie Garmus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40281020629089,"sku":"9781787703957","price":9.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36336683.jpg?v=1759409378","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781787703957-dolphin-house","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}