{"product_id":"9780593802564","title":"Pearl","description":"\u003cb\u003eHeartbreaking and redeeming, \u003ci\u003ePearl \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of a young woman in a small English village who is struggling with the disappearance of her mother, what feels like a lifetime ago.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarianne is eight years old when her mother goes missing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeft behind with her baby brother and grieving father in a ramshackle house on the edge of a small village, she clings to the fragmented memories of her mother’s love; the smell of fresh herbs, the games they played, and the songs and stories of her childhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs time passes, Marianne finds it difficult to adjust, fixated on her mother’s disappearance and the secrets she’s sure her father is keeping from her. Yet, in one of her mother’s dusty old books, she discovers a medieval poem called \u003ci\u003ePearl\u003c\/i\u003e, and, trusting in the promise of its consolation, it seems as if her life begins to parallel the poem's course.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut questions remain. Marianne is ever more tormented by the unmarked gravestone in the abandoned chapel and the tidal pull of the river, and as her childhood home begins to crumble, the past leads her down a path of self-destruction. Can Marianne ever come to understand her mother’s choices? And will her own future as a mother help her find her peace?","brand":"Siân Hughes","offers":[{"title":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |  Hardback | Rough front |  2024-08-06","offer_id":45160689762559,"sku":"9780593802564","price":37.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_2f6a5537-6710-4fec-9607-ac84928bd690.jpg?v=1712866995","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780593802564","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}