{"product_id":"the-tide-between-us-cem-say-9798187046058","title":"The Tide Between Us","description":"Three men. One beach. The things we do to stay seen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmre came to the coast to disappear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt thirty-two, he has left Istanbul carrying his father's worn camera and a private promise: to stop becoming whatever other people need him to be. Then, in a quiet cafe, he meets Julian, older, magnetic, married, and practiced at making every person feel like the only one in the room. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat begins with a glance becomes Saturdays on the beach, photographs, midnight messages, and a relationship that exists most fully when no one is watching. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Julian's husband, Marco, is not an abstraction. He is kind, observant, and standing inside the same story. As desire deepens, all three men must confront the difference between being wanted and being chosen and the cost of mistaking attention for love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLyrical, intimate, and psychologically sharp, The Tide Between Us is a novel about queer desire, aging, infidelity, and the dangerous hunger to be truly seen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cem Say\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798187046058\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.31d","brand":"Cem Say","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997982503167,"sku":"9798187046058","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-tide-between-us-cem-say-9798187046058","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}