{"product_id":"9780553417746","title":"The Shore","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ambitious debut novel set in an unforgettable place, introducing a powerful new voice in fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Through 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Spanning over a century, dreamlike and yet impossibly real, profound and playful, THE SHORE is a breathtakingly ambitious and accomplished work of fiction by a young writer of remarkable promise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Crown\/Archetype","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47102983373040,"sku":"9780553417746","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780553417746_p0.jpg?v=1763718123","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780553417746","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}