{"product_id":"tides-sara-freeman-9780802159175","title":"Tides","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Brilliant, elegant, and unsparing.\" --Emma Cline \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[S]tarkly beautiful.\" -- WBUR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Enchanting.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intoxicating, compact debut novel by the winner of Columbia's Henfield Prize, \u003ci\u003eTides\u003c\/i\u003e is an astoundingly powerful portrait of a deeply unpredictable woman who walks out of her life and washes up in a seaside town.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a sudden, devastating loss, Mara flees her family and ends up adrift in a wealthy seaside town with a dead cellphone and barely any money. Mired in her grief, Mara detaches from the outside world and spends her days of self-imposed exile scrounging for food and swimming in the night ocean. In her state of emotional extremis, the sea at the town's edge is rendered bleak, luminous, implacable.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs her money runs out and tourist season comes to a close, Mara finds a job at the local wine store. There, she meets Simon, the shop's soft-spoken, lonely owner. Confronted with the possibility of connection with Simon and the slow return of her desires and appetites, the reasons for her flight begin to emerge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReminiscent of works by Rachel Cusk, Jenny Offill, and Marguerite Duras, \u003cem\u003eTides\u003c\/em\u003e is a spare, visceral debut novel about the nature of selfhood, intimacy, and the private narratives that shape our lives. A shattering and unforgettable debut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sara Freeman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802159176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802159175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 4.90w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards - Gold Medal Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2021 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2021 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/18\/2022","brand":"Sara Freeman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053383872767,"sku":"9780802159175","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6aff1b66-8664-4358-b1e0-dadac768a4af.jpg?v=1685024039","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tides-sara-freeman-9780802159175","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}