{"product_id":"9780802159175","title":"Tides","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Brilliant, elegant, and unsparing.\" —Emma Cline \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“[S]tarkly beautiful.” — WBUR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Enchanting.” — \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intoxicating, compact debut novel by the winner of Columbia’s Henfield Prize, \u003ci\u003eTides\u003c\/i\u003e is an astoundingly powerful portrait of a deeply unpredictable woman who walks out of her life and washes up in a seaside town.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a sudden, devastating loss, Mara flees her family and ends up adrift in a wealthy seaside town with a dead cellphone and barely any money. Mired in her grief, Mara detaches from the outside world and spends her days of self-imposed exile scrounging for food and swimming in the night ocean. In her state of emotional extremis, the sea at the town's edge is rendered bleak, luminous, implacable.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs her money runs out and tourist season comes to a close, Mara finds a job at the local wine store. There, she meets Simon, the shop's soft-spoken, lonely owner. Confronted with the possibility of connection with Simon and the slow return of her desires and appetites, the reasons for her flight begin to emerge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReminiscent of works by Rachel Cusk, Jenny Offill, and Marguerite Duras, \u003ci\u003eTides\u003c\/i\u003e is a spare, visceral debut novel about the nature of selfhood, intimacy, and the private narratives that shape our lives. A shattering and unforgettable debut.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grove\/Atlantic, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47065247842544,"sku":"9780802159175","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802159175_p0.jpg?v=1763737843","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802159175","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}