{"product_id":"passage-9798215962916","title":"Passage","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeeting Alex Tremayne changed Annie's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLosing him through a shocking farm accident shattered her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePassage is the story of one woman, Annie Tremayne, and her journey through grief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter Annie loses Alex, her husband and soulmate, she withdraws into the state of solitude that has always been her refuge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnsure how to move forward, she flounders, her dog and the imagined spirit of Alex by her side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the raw and angry beauty of Tasmania's east coast, Annie digs deep into her soul to begin the journey back from sorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"What a beautiful book about loss and grief and learning to live again...a wonderfully moving novel.\" \u003c\/em\u003eCathy Kelly - number one bestselling author of contemporary fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'I loved it. It's beautifully written...' \u003c\/em\u003eMaggie Christensen, author of The Good Sister and The Oregon Series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Batten's writing is graceful and often poetic, but it addresses some of the deepest currents in human nature with wisdom and unflinching honesty. Highly recommended...' \u003c\/em\u003eAmazon Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'This book is lovely, full of joy and grief and hope; utterly real and authentic...' \u003c\/em\u003eAmazon Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBatten, Prue:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e I was born in Australia and studied history and politics at the University of Tasmania. I've worked as a hotel cleaner, a cosmetician in a major department store, a bookseller but most properly as a journalist\/researcher for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation where I met my husband, also a journalist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e We now farm in Tasmania, growing the superfine wool for which Australia is famous. I spent almost ten years as a coordinator for the cancer therapy program Look Good Feel Better and time as a walker for Riding for the Disabled and for the local Dogs' Home. I have two adult children, two dogs, too much garden and maybe too little time to write.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e I write both historical fiction for which Gisborne: Book of Pawns received an Honourable Mention in the 2012 Golden Claddagh Writing Contest, and historical fantasy for which A Thousand Glass Flowers received a silver medallion in the 2012 Readers' Favorite Book Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e I'm what the pundits call a 'niche' writer which means that both the fantasies and the historical fiction don't conform to pre-conceived concepts of their genres.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e What better way to entice readers than to offer you a chance to read novels that are unique!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Darlington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52179964199186,"sku":"9798215962916","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fbf454ca-dd69-4f55-9d1c-f300f32c6366.jpg?v=1775640768","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/passage-9798215962916","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}