{"product_id":"the-island-of-longing-9781529372021","title":"The Island of Longing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eAnne Griffin's novel \"The Vanishing\" is a beautiful, emotional story about love, loss, family, and hope. It follows Rosie, who believes her daughter Saoirse will return home after vanishing eight years ago. The novel explores the fragility of the human condition and what holds us together when we break. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 04 May 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWould you ever give up on finding your child if they vanished without a trace?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumber One Irish bestselling author of \"When All is Said\" Anne Griffin returns with this beautiful, emotional novel about love, loss, family, and hope that will break your heart but also put it back together again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Irish bestseller that everyone is raving about:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStunning. . . I loved it. LIZ NUGENT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElegant and moving. JOHN BOYNE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA storyteller of rare gifts. JOSEPH O CONNOR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA beautiful, emotive mystery. CHRIS WHITAKER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGently heartbreaking, but also hopeful and uplifting. An insight into the fragility of the human condition and what holds us together when we break.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne unremarkable afternoon, Rosie watched her daughter Saoirse cycle into town, expecting to hear the slam of the door when she returned a few hours later.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the slam never came.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEight years on, Rosie is the only person who believes that her child might one day return home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill this belief come at the cost of everything she has left?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 478g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 147 x 384 x 37 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781529372021\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anne Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44218288537850,"sku":"9781529372021","price":12.43,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1683297575685_book.jpg?v=1683456561","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-island-of-longing-9781529372021","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}