{"product_id":"tides","title":"Tides","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eTides\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eSara Freeman\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780802159175\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eGrove Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2022\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e256\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Brilliant, elegant, and unsparing.\" --Emma Cline\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[S]tarkly beautiful.\" -- WBUR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Enchanting.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intoxicating, compact debut novel by the winner of Columbia's Henfield Prize, \u003ci\u003eTides\u003c\/i\u003e is an astoundingly powerful portrait of a deeply unpredictable woman who walks out of her life and washes up in a seaside town.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a sudden, devastating loss, Mara flees her family and ends up adrift in a wealthy seaside town with a dead cellphone and barely any money. Mired in her grief, Mara detaches from the outside world and spends her days of self-imposed exile scrounging for food and swimming in the night ocean. In her state of emotional extremis, the sea at the town's edge is rendered bleak, luminous, implacable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs her money runs out and tourist season comes to a close, Mara finds a job at the local wine store. There, she meets Simon, the shop's soft-spoken, lonely owner. Confronted with the possibility of connection with Simon and the slow return of her desires and appetites, the reasons for her flight begin to emerge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReminiscent of works by Rachel Cusk, Jenny Offill, and Marguerite Duras, \u003cem\u003eTides\u003c\/em\u003e is a spare, visceral debut novel about the nature of selfhood, intimacy, and the private narratives that shape our lives. A shattering and unforgettable debut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Tides | Sara Freeman | Hardcover | 9780802159175 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks R 1782249","offer_id":50526928994456,"sku":"1782249","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/9110Z9FttLL.jpg?v=1790280333","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/tides","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}