{"product_id":"the-islander-david-w-berner-9798379191115","title":"The Islander","description":"Seamus Damp is an aging American-born writer who retreats to a remote island off the coast of Ireland to escape to a monastic life. But his troubled past is always near, and his estranged relationship with his son is fraught with heartbreak. When a young woman who carries her own heartache-filled past comes to the island on a solitary spiritual and hiking adventure, she and Seamus discover an unusual bond and together attempt to find a way to heal their hearts and erase their collective sorrows. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring a harrowing coastal storm, the young woman seeks refuge at Seamus' door. A night of conversation while the wild weather rages begins their journey toward a mutual understanding of their personal stories of betrayal, death, and emotional hopelessness. Eventually, the young woman helps Seamus through health emergencies, and emergencies of the heart -- old and new -- as she, too, attempts to discover her own way toward an emotional breakthrough on a beautiful yet rugged, wind-swept island where solitude is its greatest gift. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Islander is part of The Shortish Project, celebrating short novels at theshortishproject.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David W. Berner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8379191110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798379191115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.41d","brand":"David W. Berner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44159311413503,"sku":"9798379191115","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a66ec479-7dcc-42f4-b089-e5bb7bf88e98.jpg?v=1689081850","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-islander-david-w-berner-9798379191115","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}