{"product_id":"the-boom-of-the-bittern-andrew-smith-9781038358165","title":"The Boom of the Bittern: Elegy for a Wetland","description":"In the final years of the 19th century, young Daniel is arrested for a homosexual act. He narrowly escapes conviction, but is forced to say goodbye forever to the Norfolk Broads-the wetland he loves. While his rich, landowning family is willing to use their influence to keep him out of jail, they need him out of the way to preserve their reputation and they banish him to Toronto.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere he's thrilled to discover a beautiful marshland along the shore of Lake Ontario, and in it, a handsome fisherman named Callum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the marsh and its inhabitants are threatened by a dark shadow, the origin of which is closer to home than Daniel wants to admit. When the destruction of the marsh feels as inexorable as the tide of history, what will become of Daniel and Callum, and the sanctuary they've found?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut one of the most wonderful things about the natural world-and the human heart-is its ability to surprise you...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1038358167\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781038358165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e FriesenPress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.73d","brand":"Andrew Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659961905407,"sku":"9781038358165","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-boom-of-the-bittern-andrew-smith-9781038358165","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}