{"product_id":"9781784708634","title":"On Chapel Sands : My mother and other missing persons","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Laura Cumming\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eLincolnshire\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 April 2020 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 320 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 197 x 36mm | 278g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER****SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD**Uncovering the mystery of her mother's disappearance as a child: Laura Cumming, prize-winning author and art critic, takes a closer look at her family story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A modern masterpiece' GuardianAutumn 1929 - a young girl is kidnapped from a beach. Five agonising days go by before she is discovered safe and well in a nearby village. The child remembers nothing of these events and at home, nobody ever speaks of them again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecades later, Laura Cumming delves into the mystery surrounding her mother's disappearance. Examining everything from old family photos to letters, tickets and recipes, she uncovers a series of secrets and lies perpetuated not just by her family but by the whole community and in doing so unlocks a mystery almost a century old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A moving, many-sided human story of great depth and tenderness, and a revelation of how art enriches life' Sunday TimesShortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionShortlisted for the Rathbones Folio PrizeLonglisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Laura Cumming","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56261274632517,"sku":"9781784708634","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9781784708634.jpg?v=1763038106","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9781784708634","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}