{"product_id":"summerwater-sarah-moss","title":"Summerwater (Sarah Moss)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Top Ten Bestseller, l\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eonglisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eGhost Wall\u003c\/i\u003e, Sarah Moss.\u003ci\u003e Summerwater\u003c\/i\u003e is a devastating story told over twenty-four hours in the Scottish highlands. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Superb' - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sharp, searching . . . utterly of the moment' - Hilary Mantel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautifully written, intense, powerful' - David Nicholls\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is the summer solstice, but in a faded Scottish cabin park the rain is unrelenting. Twelve people on holiday with their families look on as the skies remain resolutely grey. A woman goes running up the Ben as if fleeing; a teenage boy chances the dark waters of the loch in his kayak; a retired couple head out despite the downpour, driving too fast on the familiar bends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut there are newcomers too, and one particular family, a mother and daughter with the wrong clothes and the wrong manners, start to draw the attention of the others. Who are they? Where are they from? As darkness finally falls, something is unravelling . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterpiece' - Jessie Burton\u003cbr\u003e'One of her best' - \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'So accomplished' - \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Moss is Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at University College Dublin's School of English, Drama and Film in the Republic of Ireland. She has published six novels as well as a number of non-fiction works. Her work has been nominated three times for the Wellcome Book Prize., Sarah Moss is the author of several novels and a memoir of her year living in Iceland, \u003ci\u003eNames for the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, shortlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize. Her novels are \u003ci\u003eSummerwater\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCold Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNight Waking\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBodies of Light\u003c\/i\u003e (shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize), \u003ci\u003eSigns for Lost Children\u003c\/i\u003e (shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize), \u003ci\u003eThe Tidal Zone\u003c\/i\u003e (shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize) and \u003ci\u003eGhost Wall, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2019.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSarah was born in Glasgow and grew up in the north of England. After moving between Oxford, Canterbury, Reykjavik and West Cornwall, she now lives in the Midlands and is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Warwick.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 208 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65881960579421,"sku":"K087842521","price":10.2,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/8784252100001A.jpg?v=1789034386","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/summerwater-sarah-moss","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}