{"product_id":"summerwater-paperback","title":"Summerwater - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Moss\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Best Book of January at \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Best Book of the Year at \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London), and \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[Moss] writes beautifully about . . . souls in tumult, about people whose lives have not turned out the way they'd hoped . . . There's little doubt, reading Moss, that you're in the hands of a sophisticated and gifted writer.\" --Dwight Garner, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eGhost Wall \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a new, devastating, masterful novel of subtle menace. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey rarely speak to one another, but they do take notice--watching from the safety of the park's rented cabins, peering into the half-lit drizzle of a Scottish summer day, forming judgments based on what little they know of their temporary neighbors. It is the longest day of the year, and as the hours pass nearly imperceptibly, twelve people shift from being strangers, to bystanders, to allies--their idle curiosity sparked into action as tragedy sneaks into their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt daylight, a mother races up the mountain, fleeing into her precious hour of solitude. A retired man studies her return as he reminisces about the park's better days. A young woman, weary of her attentive boyfriend, distracts herself with speculation about their neighbor's politics. Alone in a kayak on the dark waters of the loch, a teenage boy escapes the infuriating scrutiny of his family. This cascade of perspectives runs through the community as each inhabitant begins to focus on one particular family that doesn't belong. Nightfall brings an irrevocable turn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Sarah Moss, the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eGhost Wall\u003c\/i\u003e--a \"riveting\" (Alyson Hagy, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), \"sharp tale of suspense\" (Margaret Talbot, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e)--\u003ci\u003eSummerwater\u003c\/i\u003e is a devastating, masterful novel of subtle menace, a searing exploration of our capacity for kinship and cruelty, and a gorgeous evocation of the natural world as it changes around us, bearing constant witness to our choices.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Moss\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eGhost Wall\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice and a best book of the year in \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSouthern Living\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRefinery29\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNylon\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. It was also long-listed for the Women's Prize for Fiction. Her books include the novels \u003ci\u003eCold Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNight Waking\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBodies of Light\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSigns for Lost Children\u003c\/i\u003e, and the memoir \u003ci\u003eNames for the Sea: Strangers in Iceland\u003c\/i\u003e. She was educated at the University of Oxford and now teaches at University College Dublin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.4 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 11, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42099797131399,"sku":"9781250829511","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/aab41fb8ad8d1e88946026af283f9ee0.webp?v=1732377954","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/summerwater-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}