{"product_id":"2940169438765","title":"The Shore: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ambitious, Baileys prize-nominated debut set in an unforgettable place, introducing a powerful new voice in fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Shore: a group of small islands in the Chesapeake Bay, just off the coast of Virginia. The Shore is clumps of evergreens, wild ponies, oyster-shell roads, tumble-down houses, unwanted pregnancies, murder, and dark magic in the marshes. Sanctuary to some but nightmare to others, it's a place that generations of families both wealthy and destitute have inhabited, fled, and returned to for hundreds of years. From a half-Shawnee Indian's bold choice to escape an abusive home only to find herself with a man who will one day try to kill her, to a brave young girl's determination to protect her younger sister as methamphetamine ravages their family, the characters in this remarkable novel have deep connections to the land, and a resilience that only the place they call home could create.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough a series of interconnecting narratives that recalls the work of David Mitchell and Jennifer Egan, Sara Taylor brings to life the small miracles and miseries of a community of outsiders, and the bonds of blood and fate that connect them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning over a century, dreamlike and yet impossibly real, profound and playful, \u003ci\u003eThe Shore\u003c\/i\u003e is a breathtakingly ambitious and accomplished work of fiction by a young writer of remarkable promise.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47097921700080,"sku":"2940169438765","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169438765_p0.jpg?v=1763682716","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169438765","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}