{"product_id":"9781039010918","title":"The Distance Between Us","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2004 Somerset Maugham Award: Gripping, insightful, and deft—a haunting story about the ways our families shape our lives, from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eHamnet \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage Portrait. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a cold February afternoon, Stella catches sight of a man she hasn't seen for many years, but instantly recognises. Or thinks she does. At the same moment on the other side of the globe, in the middle of a crowd of Chinese New Year revellers, Jake realises that things are becoming dangerous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey know nothing of one another's existence, but both Stella and Jake flee their lives: Jake in search of a place so remote it doesn't appear on any map, and Stella for a destination in Scotland, the significance of which only her sister, Nina, will understand.","brand":"Maggie O'Farrell","offers":[{"title":"Knopf Canada |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-02-20","offer_id":44663149953279,"sku":"9781039010918","price":23.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_8fce45f6-0f3d-46cc-aa63-004e0001e8eb.jpg?v=1704533677","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781039010918","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}