{"product_id":"daughters-of-the-tide","title":"DAUGHTERS OF THE TIDE","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs6A674BB{7.5pt;font-weight:bold;color:#333333;font-style:normal;verdana;} .cs178280B{7.5pt;font-weight:normal;color:#333333;font-style:normal;verdana;} .cs1844654{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs3388614{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs144C654{text-align:left;margin:4pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs144C654\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs6A674BB\"\u003eWeaving historical fiction with folklore and Tasmanian gothic, this is a gorgeously atmospheric debut that explores memory and self, the resilience of women and a dangerous longing for the sea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs178280B\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs1844654\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs178280B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs144C654\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs178280B\"\u003eThe Findlay family history has long been steeped in secrets, tragedy and dark rumours of madness. Generations of its women have been haunted by a dangerous luring melody and an insatiable longing for the sea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs144C654\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs178280B\"\u003eIt's 1923 and Isla Findlay lives with her parents on the edge of the ocean in Tasmania, in a rambling mansion full of whispers of this cursed legacy. When Isla discovers her estranged aunt is finally coming home, long-repressed memories of the selkie stories of her childhood start to resurface, along with disturbing dreams of seals and an eerie song that Isla starts to hear even in her waking hours.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs144C654\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs178280B\"\u003eAs the line between what's real and imagined starts to blur, Isla and her aunt and mother must reckon with long-held secrets and ghosts who have not been properly laid to rest. The closer they get to the truths of the past, the louder they hear the seductive call of the ocean. Does it sing of freedom, or only more tragedy?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs6A674BB\"\u003eA tale of madness and miracles, secrets and sins, myth and reality, and the tenacity and resilience of women in the face of impossible choices.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books N Gifts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49781529411824,"sku":"9781038945549","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1855\/5830\/files\/9781038945549_1.jpg?v=1780270764","url":"https:\/\/booksngifts.com.au\/products\/daughters-of-the-tide","provider":"Books N Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}