{"product_id":"haweswater-9780060817251","title":"Haweswater","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Here is a writer of show-stopping genius: everyone should buy this novel.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA remote village is threatened by industrialization and by a scandalous love affair in this debut novel by the author of \u003cem\u003eBurntcoat \u003c\/em\u003eand the Man Booker Prize finalist \u003cem\u003eThe Electric Michelangelo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe village of Marsdale is a quiet corner of the world, cradled in a remote dale in England's lovely Lake District. The rhythm of life in the deeply religious, sheltered community has not changed for centuries. But in 1936, when Waterworks representative Jack Ligget from industrial Manchester arrives with plans to build a new reservoir, he brings the much feared threat of impending change to this bucolic hamlet. And when he begins an intense and troubled affair with Janet Lightburn--a devout local woman of rare passion and strength of spirit--it can only lead to scandal, tragedy, and remarkable, desperate acts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Sarah Hall, the internationally acclaimed author of the Man Booker Prize finalist \u003cem\u003eThe Electric Michelangelo\u003c\/em\u003e, comes a stunning and transcendent novel of love, obsession, and the passing of an age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHall, Sarah:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSarah Hall was born in Cumbria. She is the prizewinning author of six novels and three short story collections. She is a recipient of the American Academy of Arts and Letters E. M. Forster Award, Edge Hill Short Story Prize, among others, and the only person ever to win the BBC National Short Story Award twice. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50459890843922,"sku":"9780060817251","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b2fec44d-8d07-48e5-9346-97b8be62a473.jpg?v=1730011996","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/haweswater-9780060817251","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}