{"product_id":"9781911648529","title":"Pearl : Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2023 by Sian Hughes","description":"Marianne is eight years old when her mother goes missing. Left behind with her baby brother and grieving father in a ramshackle house on the edge of a small village, she clings to the fragmented memories of her mother's love; the smell of fresh herbs, the games they played, and the songs and stories of her childhood.�As time passes, Marianne struggles to adjust, fixated on her mother's disappearance and the secrets she's sure her father is keeping from her. Discovering a medieval poem called Pearl and trusting in its promise of consolation, Marianne sets out to make a visual illustration of it, a task that she returns to over and over but somehow never manages to complete.�Tormented by an unmarked gravestone in an abandoned chapel and the tidal pull of the river, her childhood home begins to crumble as the past leads her down a path of self-destruction. But can art heal Marianne? And will her own future as a mother help her find peace?; 224 pages; 11\/05\/2023\u003cdiv class=\"goodreadr\" data-isbn=\"9781911648529\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Indigo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451918659966,"sku":"9781911648529","price":19.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/1298\/0350\/files\/9781911648529.jpg?v=1761273171","url":"https:\/\/it-book.co.uk\/products\/9781911648529","provider":"IT-Book","version":"1.0","type":"link"}