{"product_id":"between-tides-al-hanson-9798255116270","title":"Between Tides: The River Between Us Book 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA quiet Suffolk town. Two men who have spent their lives hiding. One river that refuses to let the past stay buried.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003cb\u003eSt John Maltravers\u003c\/b\u003e returns to his family home on the River Deben, he brings only silence, shame, and the ruins of a London life he can no longer bear to face. The house is unchanged, but he is haunted by the mistake that cost him his career, his confidence, and the fragile safety he once believed he had.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross town, \u003cb\u003eJost Dekker\u003c\/b\u003e has lived his whole life in Woodbridge: working at the boatyard, keeping his head down, and keeping himself invisible. Years ago he tried to step into the world he longed for and learned exactly how quickly it could turn on him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen St John and Jost cross paths again-first by chance, then by intention-something stirs that neither of them has words for. What begins as cautious recognition becomes a slow-burn connection forged through river walks, night encounters, and the unspoken ache of two men who have spent years trying not to be seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in a small town in the late 1980s, eyes are everywhere. Rumours spread. Doors close. Safety is a fragile thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo choose each other, St John and Jost must also choose visibility-risking the gossip, the judgment, and the consequences they both fear.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the tidal rhythms of the Suffolk coast, \u003ci\u003eThe River Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e is a tender, atmospheric love story about shame and courage, the cost of silence, and the beautiful, terrifying possibility of finally being known.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers of: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTin Man\u003c\/i\u003e by Sarah Winman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA Little Life\u003c\/i\u003e by Hanya Yanagihara\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndrew Haigh's \u003ci\u003eAll of Us Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJulian Barnes, Maggie O'Farrell, and slow-burn queer literary fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA deeply felt, quietly powerful novel about two men learning-against every instinct-to choose love over fear.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Al Hanson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798255116270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d","brand":"Al Hanson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172837826815,"sku":"9798255116270","price":10.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/between-tides-al-hanson-9798255116270","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}