{"product_id":"the-wilderness-9781472229908","title":"The Wilderness","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOnce it was a family home. Now they are all at sea...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Anna and David receive a phone call late one evening, their lives are upturned. Within minutes, they are travelling to the west coast of Scotland, preparing to care for two young sisters, tragically and suddenly orphaned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt''s a beautiful place, the heather is in bloom, the birds wheel above the waves, the deer graze peacefully in the distance. But the large granite house is no longer a home for the girls, and Anna knows she can never take the place of their mother. Then David invites his friend to stay, to ''ease them through'' and Anna finds herself increasingly isolated, with everything she - and the girls - once knew of life discarded and overruled by a man of whom she is deeply suspicious.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePraise for The Wilderness:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Almost \u003cb\u003eindecently readable\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Duguid keeps \u003cb\u003ethe tension almost at boiling point\u003c\/b\u003e' * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eDarkly beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eexquisitely written\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003e I loved this haunting story\u003c\/b\u003e' * Eve Chase *\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003ePungently atmospheric \u003c\/b\u003e. . . \u003cb\u003ebeautiful descriptions\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e * Metro *\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eEvocative\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003estunning \u003c\/b\u003eand so beautifully written, the landscape of the wilderness smothers Anna as effectively as her marriage has always done.\u003cb\u003e A powerful book\u003c\/b\u003e about how the needs of men often consume the women and girls around them. \u003cb\u003eI absolutely loved it\u003c\/b\u003e' * Araminta Hall *\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eInsightful\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003emoving\u003c\/b\u003e, and with a \u003cb\u003egloriously described location \u003c\/b\u003ewhere nature rules'\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e * Peterborough Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eBeautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ewell-paced\u003c\/b\u003e - a real \u003cb\u003epage-turner \u003c\/b\u003ewhich I read in two sittings . . . I can still picture every corner of the island as though I was there - a place of \u003cb\u003eunease\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003emystery \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003ewild beauty\u003c\/b\u003e' * Goodreads reviewer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA slender, intense book that explores grief and love\u003c\/b\u003e, but with such a \u003cb\u003esharp attention to detail\u003c\/b\u003e that I found it very \u003cb\u003edifficult to put down\u003c\/b\u003e * Netgalley review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA clever exploration of family and grief\u003c\/b\u003e.  Not only is this a very well-written book with wonderfully-interesting characters, but \u003cb\u003ethe suspense builds at just the right pace as the story unfolds\u003c\/b\u003e * Netgalley review *\u003cbr\u003eA wonderful, intense, \u003cb\u003eevocative experience\u003c\/b\u003e' * Carole Hailey *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Look at Me:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith \u003cb\u003echaracters that are sharply observed with a beady eye for detail\u003c\/b\u003e, this is \u003cb\u003ea haunting study of family, grief, and loss\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eThis slender novel \u003cb\u003eputs a fragile family under the spotlight with great effect\u003c\/b\u003e * Cathy Rentzenbrink *\u003cbr\u003eExquisitely written, with \u003cb\u003ea beautiful balance between darkness and humour\u003c\/b\u003e * Joanna Cannon *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eclever exploration of family and grief\u003c\/b\u003e * Red *\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eSwept away \u003c\/b\u003ein the \u003cb\u003edepth \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003edarkness of her storytelling\u003c\/b\u003e, the \u003cb\u003ebeauty \u003c\/b\u003eof the landscape and these fragile, damaged \u003cb\u003erelationships\u003c\/b\u003e' * Emma Stonex *","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739418833239,"sku":"9781472229908","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472229908.jpg?v=1720052192","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-wilderness-9781472229908","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}