{"product_id":"9781922268501","title":"Cherry Beach","description":"Author: McPhee-Browne, Laura\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922268501\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Text Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 04 Feb 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hypnotic and absorbing debut novel from an extraordinary new talent-a must-read for fans of Sally Rooney, Jennifer Down, Siri Hustvedt  and Andre Aciman (\u003ci\u003eCall Me By Your Name\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe arrived on a Tuesday, I can remember that. I can remember Hetty's hand in mine as we moved slowly down the steps of the escalator, as if standing completely still would have been harder than moving.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hetty and Ness, best friends since childhood, have left suburban Melbourne for the first time to live abroad. Hetty is charming and captivating, the life of the party. Ness is a wallflower, hopelessly in love with her. In the student quarter of Toronto, the pair take a room in a share house full of self-assured creatives. Hetty disappears into barkeeping work and a whirlwind nightlife, while Ness drifts aimlessly. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But when Ness finds Faith one day in the art gallery, an intense affair develops. There are new friends, too, and a job: at last her life starts to make some sense. And Hetty's starts spectacularly to fall apart, in a mess of bad drugs and bad men.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As winter freezes the lakeside city, the dark undercurrents of Hetty's character-abusive relationships, a dangerous obsession with bodies of water-become ever stronger. Ness may lose the person she loves more than anyone else in the world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Beautifully written and intimate, \u003ci\u003eCherry Beach\u003c\/i\u003e is a revelatory story of friendship and desire.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48185145327774,"sku":"UBD-9781922268501","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781922268501.jpg?v=1787485895","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781922268501","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}