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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A Best Book of January at O, The Oprah Magazine A Best Book of the Year at The Guardian, The Times (London), and The Irish Times "[Moss] writes beautifully about . . . souls in tumult, about people whose lives have not turned out the way they'd hoped . . . There's little doubt, reading Moss, that you're in the hands of a sophisticated and gifted writer." --Dwight Garner, The New York Times The acclaimed author of Ghost Wall offers a new, devastating, masterful novel of subtle menace. They rarely speak to one another, but they do take notice--watching from the safety of the park's rented cabins, peering into the half-lit drizzle of a Scottish summer day, forming judgments based on what little they know of their temporary neighbors. It is the longest day of the year, and as the hours pass nearly imperceptibly, twelve people shift from being strangers, to bystanders, to allies--their idle curiosity sparked into action as tragedy sneaks into their lives. At daylight, a mother races up the mountain, fleeing into her precious hour of solitude. A retired man studies her return as he reminisces about the park's better days. A young woman, weary of her attentive boyfriend, distracts herself with speculation about their neighbor's politics. Alone in a kayak on the dark waters of the loch, a teenage boy escapes the infuriating scrutiny of his family. This cascade of perspectives runs through the community as each inhabitant begins to focus on one particular family that doesn't belong. Nightfall brings an irrevocable turn. From Sarah Moss, the acclaimed author of Ghost Wall--a "riveting" (Alyson Hagy, The New York Times Book Review), "sharp tale of suspense" (Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker)--Summerwater is a devastating, masterful novel of subtle menace, a searing exploration of our capacity for kinship and cruelty, and a gorgeous evocation of the natural world as it changes around us, bearing constant witness to our choices.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. A Best Book of January at O, The Oprah Magazine A Best Book of the Year at The Guardian, The Times (London), and The Irish Times "[Moss] writes beautifully about . . . souls in tumult, about people whose lives have not turned out the way they'd hoped . . . There's little doubt, reading Moss, that you're in the hands of a sophisticated and gifted writer." --Dwight Garner, The New York Times The acclaimed author of Ghost Wall offers a new, devastating, masterful novel of subtle menace. They rarely speak to one another, but they do take notice--watching from the safety of the park's rented cabins, peering into the half-lit drizzle of a Scottish summer day, forming judgments based on what little they know of their temporary neighbors. It is the longest day of the year, and as the hours pass nearly imperceptibly, twelve people shift from being strangers, to bystanders, to allies--their idle curiosity sparked into action as tragedy sneaks into their lives. At daylight, a mother races up the mountain, fleeing into her precious hour of solitude. A retired man studies her return as he reminisces about the park's better days. A young woman, weary of her attentive boyfriend, distracts herself with speculation about their neighbor's politics. Alone in a kayak on the dark waters of the loch, a teenage boy escapes the infuriating scrutiny of his family. This cascade of perspectives runs through the community as each inhabitant begins to focus on one particular family that doesn't belong. Nightfall brings an irrevocable turn. From Sarah Moss, the acclaimed author of Ghost Wall--a "riveting" (Alyson Hagy, The New York Times Book Review), "sharp tale of suspense" (Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker)--Summerwater is a devastating, masterful novel of subtle menace, a searing exploration of our capacity for kinship and cruelty, and a gorgeous evocation of the natural world as it changes around us, bearing constant witness to our choices.…

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Hardback. Condition: Good. A BEST BOOK OF JANUARY: O Magazine A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR in the UK: The Guardian, The Times "[Moss] writes beautifully about. souls in tumult, about people whose lives have not turned out the way they'd hoped. . .There's little doubt, reading Moss, that you're in the hands of a sophisticated and gifted writer." --Dwight Garner, The New York Times The acclaimed author of Ghost Wall offers a new, devastating, masterful novel of subtle menace They rarely speak to each other, but they take notice--watching from the safety of their cabins, peering into the half-lit drizzle of a Scottish summer day, making judgments from what little they know of their temporary neighbors. On the longest day of the year, the hours pass nearly imperceptibly as twelve people go from being strangers to bystanders to allies, their attention forced into action as tragedy sneaks into their lives. At daylight, a mother races up the mountain, fleeing into her precious dose of solitude. A retired man studies her return as he reminisces about the park's better days. A young woman wonders about his politics as she sees him head for a drive with his wife, and tries to find a moment away from her attentive boyfriend. A teenage boy escapes the scrutiny of his family, braving the dark waters of the loch in a kayak. This cascade of perspective shows each wrapped up in personal concerns, unknown to each other, as they begin to notice one particular family that doesn't seem to belong. Tensions rise, until nightfall brings an irrevocable turn. From Sarah Moss, the acclaimed author of Ghost Wall--a "riveting" (Alison Hagy, The New York Times Book Review) "sharp tale of suspense" (Margaret Tablot, The New Yorker), Summerwater is a searing exploration of our capacity for kinship and cruelty, and a gorgeous evocation of the natural world that bears eternal witness.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. In Victorian Cornwall, a doctor risks her marriage to fight for female asylum patients: "One of the most memorable heroines of recent fiction " (The Times, London). Shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize for Historical Fiction Ally Moberley, a recently qualified doctor, never expected to marry until she met architect Tom Cavendish. But only weeks into their marriage, Tom sets out for Japan, leaving Ally as she begins work at the Truro Asylum in Cornwall. Horrified by the brutal attitudes of male doctors and nurses toward their female patients, Ally plunges into the institutional politics of women's mental health at a time when madness is only just being imagined as treatable. She has to contend with a longstanding tradition of permanently institutionalizing women who are deemed difficult, all the while fighting to be taken seriously in a profession dominated by men. Meanwhile, Tom is overseeing the building of lighthouses, and has a commission from a wealthy collector to bring back embroideries and woodwork. As he travels Japan in search of these enchanting objects, he begins to question the value of the life he left in England. As Ally becomes increasingly absorbed in the moral importance of her work, and Tom pursues his interests on the other side of the world, they will return to each other as different people. From the blustery coast of Western England to the landscape of Japan, Signs for Lost Children offers a "fine exploration of marriage and the complex minds of 'lost children'--that is, all of us" (The New York Times Book Review). "Compelling . . . A quietly devastating portrait of the way identity crumbles when you've nothing, or no one, to pin it to."--The Guardian. …

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Novelist Sarah Moss's compelling account of living in Iceland with two small children, in the wake of the financial crisis and in the year the volcano erupted.

Paperback. Condition: Good. A team of six archaeologists from the United States, England, and Scotland assembles at the beginning of the Arctic summer to unearth traces of the lost Viking settlements in Greenland. But as they sink into uneasy domesticity, there is news of an epidemic back home, and their communications with the outside world fall away. Facing a Greenland winter for which they are hopelessly ill-equipped, Nina, Ruth, Catriona, Jim, Ben, and Yianni write final letters home, knowing that their missives may never reach their loved ones. These letters make up the narrative of Cold Earth, with each section of the book composed of one character's first-person perspective in letter form. In this exceptional and haunting debut novel. Moss weaves a rich tapestry of personal narrative, history, love, grief, and naked survival. Cold Earth is both a heart-pounding thriller and a highly sophisticated novel of ideas.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. A Best Book of January at O, The Oprah Magazine A Best Book of the Year at The Guardian, The Times (London), and The Irish Times "[Moss] writes beautifully about . . . souls in tumult, about people whose lives have not turned out the way they'd hoped . . . There's little doubt, reading Moss, that you're in the hands of a sophisticated and gifted writer." --Dwight Garner, The New York Times The acclaimed author of Ghost Wall offers a new, devastating, masterful novel of subtle menace. They rarely speak to one another, but they do take notice--watching from the safety of the park's rented cabins, peering into the half-lit drizzle of a Scottish summer day, forming judgments based on what little they know of their temporary neighbors. It is the longest day of the year, and as the hours pass nearly imperceptibly, twelve people shift from being strangers, to bystanders, to allies--their idle curiosity sparked into action as tragedy sneaks into their lives. At daylight, a mother races up the mountain, fleeing into her precious hour of solitude. A retired man studies her return as he reminisces about the park's better days. A young woman, weary of her attentive boyfriend, distracts herself with speculation about their neighbor's politics. Alone in a kayak on the dark waters of the loch, a teenage boy escapes the infuriating scrutiny of his family. This cascade of perspectives runs through the community as each inhabitant begins to focus on one particular family that doesn't belong. Nightfall brings an irrevocable turn. From Sarah Moss, the acclaimed author of Ghost Wall--a "riveting" (Alyson Hagy, The New York Times Book Review), "sharp tale of suspense" (Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker)--Summerwater is a devastating, masterful novel of subtle menace, a searing exploration of our capacity for kinship and cruelty, and a gorgeous evocation of the natural world as it changes around us, bearing constant witness to our choices.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A Best Book of January at O, The Oprah Magazine A Best Book of the Year at The Guardian, The Times (London), and The Irish Times "[Moss] writes beautifully about . . . souls in tumult, about people whose lives have not turned out the way they'd hoped . . . There's little doubt, reading Moss, that you're in the hands of a sophisticated and gifted writer." --Dwight Garner, The New York Times The acclaimed author of Ghost Wall offers a new, devastating, masterful novel of subtle menace. They rarely speak to one another, but they do take notice--watching from the safety of the park's rented cabins, peering into the half-lit drizzle of a Scottish summer day, forming judgments based on what little they know of their temporary neighbors. It is the longest day of the year, and as the hours pass nearly imperceptibly, twelve people shift from being strangers, to bystanders, to allies--their idle curiosity sparked into action as tragedy sneaks into their lives. At daylight, a mother races up the mountain, fleeing into her precious hour of solitude. A retired man studies her return as he reminisces about the park's better days. A young woman, weary of her attentive boyfriend, distracts herself with speculation about their neighbor's politics. Alone in a kayak on the dark waters of the loch, a teenage boy escapes the infuriating scrutiny of his family. This cascade of perspectives runs through the community as each inhabitant begins to focus on one particular family that doesn't belong. Nightfall brings an irrevocable turn. From Sarah Moss, the acclaimed author of Ghost Wall--a "riveting" (Alyson Hagy, The New York Times Book Review), "sharp tale of suspense" (Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker)--Summerwater is a devastating, masterful novel of subtle menace, a searing exploration of our capacity for kinship and cruelty, and a gorgeous evocation of the natural world as it changes around us, bearing constant witness to our choices.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.