{"product_id":"9780857529817","title":"Water : A haunting, confronting novel from the author of The Heart’s Invisible Furies","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: John Boyne\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 November 2023 by Transworld Publishers Ltd (Doubleday) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHardback | 176 pages\u003cbr\u003e144 x 224 x 20mm | 290g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A perceptive, moving exploration of guilt, grief and complicity’ Sunday Express‘Boyne does not put a foot wrong in this masterly novella’ Mail on Sunday'An intriguing investigation of contemporary trauma... [a] short but powerful book' Guardian'His quietest novel... but one just as powerful as his larger canvases' Business PostFrom million-copy-bestselling author John Boyne comes a masterfully reflective story about one woman coming to terms with the demons of her past and finding a new path forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her name. To the locals, she is Willow Hale, a solitary outsider escaping Dublin to live a hermetic existence in a small cottage, not a notorious woman on the run from her past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut scandals follow like hunting dogs. And she has some questions of her own to answer. If her ex-husband is really the monster everyone says he is, then how complicit was she in his crimes?Escaping her old life might seem like a good idea but the choices she has made throughout her marriage have consequences. Here, on the island, Vanessa must reflect on what she did - and did not do. Only then can she discover whether she is worthy of finding peace at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan you ever truly wash away your past?What readers are saying:'A scorching, devastating tale''Powerful, challenging and beautifully written’'Compelling, propulsive, and completely immersive’'Written with the same emotional intensity and thought provoking honesty as his longer works’\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Boyne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57548332073285,"sku":"9780857529817","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9780857529817.jpg?v=1774885106","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9780857529817","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}