{"product_id":"water","title":"Water","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Achingly sad, masterfully told and with such an emotional impact, this is Boyne at his very best' \u003c\/strong\u003eJohn Marrs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Beautifully written... it is powerful in what it has to say about mens treatment of women, abuse, religion and political meandering'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eBelfast Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Boyne tells us a story we thought we knew, but strips away the ideology to present a new way of seeing. A book that opens your eyes is a rate one indeed'\u003c\/strong\u003e Claire Kilroy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e___________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom internationally 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\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEscaping 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e___________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat readers are saying:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Powerful, challenging and beautifully written\u003cbr\u003e'Compelling, propulsive, and completely immersive\u003cbr\u003e'Written with the same emotional intensity and thought provoking honesty as his longer works\u003cbr\u003e'Packs a hard hitting punch with its depth of emotional understanding of what it is to be human\u003cbr\u003e'What an astoundingly brilliant piece of writing this is . . . by its end you feel as though you have read something much more epic in length'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47264467517734,"sku":"water","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/2e1563b5-8a3d-47eb-9f85-c6620b5847f8.jpg?v=1701099832","url":"https:\/\/goldsborobooks.pro\/products\/water","provider":"Goldsboro Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}