{"product_id":"tides-sara-freeman-9780802162304","title":"Tides","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Brilliant, elegant, and unsparing.\" --Emma Cline\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[S]tarkly beautiful.\" -- WBUR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Enchanting.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\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\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\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 0802162304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802162304\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\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.20h x 5.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards - Gold Medal Winner","brand":"Sara Freeman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075426742527,"sku":"9780802162304","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_174a120a-fac3-4d97-8149-78a1895c18d3.jpg?v=1685459353","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tides-sara-freeman-9780802162304","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}