{"product_id":"stiltsville-pb-9780061963087","title":"Stiltsville PB","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A wise and loving portrait of a marriage. . . . Susanna Daniel writes beautifully of matters of the heart.\" -- Jennifer Haigh, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Condition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst a vivid South Florida background, Susanna Daniel's \u003cem\u003eStiltsville \u003c\/em\u003eoffers a gripping, bittersweet portrait of a marriage--and a romance--that deepens over the course of three decades. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne sunny morning in 1969, 26 year old Frances Ellerby finds herself in a place called Stiltsville, a community of houses built on pilings in the middle of Biscayne Bay. It's the first time the Atlanta native has been out on the open water, and she's captivated. On the dock of a stilt house, with the dazzling skyline in the distance and the unknowable ocean beneath her, she meets the house's owner, Dennis DuVal--and a new future reveals itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalled \"an elegantly crafted work of art and a great read\" by Curtis Sittenfeld (\u003cem\u003eAmerican Wife, Prep\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eStiltsville \u003c\/em\u003eis a stunningly assured debut novel sure to appeal to readers of Anita Shreve, Sue Miller, and Annie Dillard, or anyone enchanted by the sultry magic of Miami.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel, Susanna:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSusanna Daniel was born and raised in Miami, Florida. Her first novel, \u003cem\u003eStiltsville\u003c\/em\u003e, was awarded the PEN\/Bingham prize for debut fiction. She is a graduate of Columbia University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and lives in Madison, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50317917487378,"sku":"9780061963087","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4d908e80-8cf3-4a02-8798-a8db30fe8114.jpg?v=1727542763","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/stiltsville-pb-9780061963087","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}