{"product_id":"9780615949871","title":"Written in Ruberah: Age of Jeweled Intelligence","description":"New York real estate broker Miriam Lewis takes off for a brief getaway to a remote inn on the rugged cliffs of Cornwall. Rest and romance with her boyfriend seem like the perfect cure for a life that appears to be going nowhere, and too fast. \u003cp\u003eEntering Cornwall, Miriam crosses the River Tamar and glimpses a luminous girl floating in the river. A memory from long, long ago begins to unfold in Miriam's thoughts-something about a promise she made to perform a selfless act of courage. Could it be true? Could she ever rise to such heroism or is it just a hallucination?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile at the inn, Miriam experiences a series of flashbacks from a life she lived in an ancient land called Ruberah. These startling images convince Miriam that she did write the promise and that she must keep it. But to do so, Miriam will have to let go of everything in her life and place her trust in a guide-the river girl-the wise and eternal spirit of the River Tamar. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Greenaway juggles the many strands of her lushly descriptive book with ease, managing to bring all these characters, from all their separate time periods, together in a rousing climax that invests just as much energy in high fantasy as modern romance, with winning results.\u003cbr\u003eThe richly imagined story of a modern woman bearing ancient responsibilities.\" -\"Kirkus Reviews\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"girl by the sea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50008095654128,"sku":"9780615949871","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780615949871_p0.jpg?v=1784238860","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780615949871","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}