{"product_id":"9781761102240","title":"Where Light Meets Water","description":"Author: Susan Paterson \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781761102240 \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Australia \u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2023 \u003cbr\u003ePages: 400 \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 9.213in x 6.024in \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn evocative novel of love and art, and one man’s journey to find his place in the world. \u003ci\u003eWhere Light Meets Water\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving debut traversing nineteenth-century London, Melbourne and New Zealand’s rugged South Island.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the NZ Booklovers Awards 2024\u003cbr\u003e\n Longlisted for the Australian Book Design Awards 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003ci\u003eWhere the sailor ends the artist begins . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n London, 1847: On shore leave while his ship is being repaired, sailor Thomas Rutherford is restless, waiting to return to sea. At twenty-eight years old, Tom knows nothing but life on tall ships and is determined to captain his own.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n But Tom has a second passion: painting. And so he passes time with his paintbox and sketchbook... until he is struck by the discovery of a delicate glove laced with the unmistakable scent of turpentine. The owner is Catherine Ogilvie – captivating, headstrong and a talented artist in her own right. Intrigued by this singular woman, Tom finds himself swept into Catherine’s privileged yet stifling world. \u003cbr\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n As Tom and Catherine grow closer, Tom’s eyes are opened to a new way of life. But his ambitions remain and, when the sea calls to Tom, he must face an impossible choice.\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n In her stunning debut, Susan Paterson explores the power of art to transform a life and to connect us to others. \u003ci\u003eWhere Light Meets Water\u003c\/i\u003e is a multi-stranded novel of love – of a man and a woman, of a sailor and the sea, and of an artist and his gift.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eWhere Light Meets Water\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n ‘A splendidly engaging tale of the inner lives of artists’ \u003cb\u003eGail Jones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n ‘Susan Paterson wields her pen like an artist’s brush and the result is beautiful and evocative’ \u003cb\u003ePip Williams\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n ‘Perfectly paced and sumptuously visual … A stunning debut’ \u003cb\u003eCatherine Chidgey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n ‘This book is utterly magnificent. Susan Paterson is a wonder’ \u003cb\u003eEliza Henry-Jones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n ‘Sure to delight and dazzle readers’ \u003cb\u003eMelissa Ashley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n ‘A shimmering, beautiful and deftly told story’ \u003cb\u003eMichelle Scott Tucker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n ‘An extraordinary debut’ \u003cb\u003eKristina Olsson\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45331608993950,"sku":"HPC-9781761102240","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781761102240.jpg?v=1744772301","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781761102240","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}