{"product_id":"diving-belles-lucy-wood-9780547595535","title":"Diving Belles: And Other Stories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eIn the tradition of Angela Carter, this luminous, spellbinding debut reinvents the stuff of myth.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStraying husbands lured into the sea by mermaids can be fetched back, for a fee. Trees can make wishes come true. Houses creak and keep a fretful watch on their inhabitants, straightening shower curtains and worrying about frayed carpets. A mother, who seems alone and lonely, may be rubbing sore muscles or holding the hands of her invisible lover as he touches her neck. Phantom hounds roam the moors and, on a windy beach, a boy and his grandmother beat back despair with an old white door. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these stories, the line between the real and the imagined is blurred as Lucy Wood takes us to Cornwall's ancient coast, building on its rich storytelling history and recasting its myths in thoroughly contemporary ways. Calling forth the fantastic and fantastical, she mines these legends for that bit of magic remaining in all our lives--if only we can let ourselves see it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lucy Wood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0547595530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780547595535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/07\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/11\/2012 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2012 pg. 22","brand":"Lucy Wood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946771906815,"sku":"9780547595535","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_bcced975-5ea8-4e29-8ab3-58bf2544d7c8.jpg?v=1681515053","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/diving-belles-lucy-wood-9780547595535","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}