{"product_id":"9781848666382","title":"The Rocks","description":"Author: Peter Nichols\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781848666382\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Quercus Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 08 Sep 2015\u003cbr\u003ePages: 432 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree generations, two families and the dangerous delights of a Mediterranean island, \u003ci\u003eThe Rocks\u003c\/i\u003e is a bittersweet chronicle of unresolved feuds.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet on the island of Mallorca, \u003ci\u003eThe Rocks\u003c\/i\u003e is a double love story told in reverse. Opening in 2005 with a dramatic event that seems to seal the mystery of two lives, the story moves backwards in time, unravelling over sixty years, amid the olive groves and bars, the boats and poolside parties, the lives and relationships of two intertwined families within an expat community of endearing and flawed characters. As one story is revealed, another, sweeter one, a love story of a couple from the younger generation, arises in the wake of their elder's failures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rocks\u003c\/i\u003e is a darkly comic, bittersweet, finally heartbreaking novel, that slips back in time to reveal the shocking incident that marked and altered these lives for ever.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47924983234718,"sku":"ING-9781848666382","price":46.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781848666382.jpg?v=1782956940","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781848666382","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}