{"title":"Lisa Nan Joo","description":"\u003cp\u003eLisa Nan Joo’s work delves into the intricacies of human relationships and the quiet moments that shape our lives. Through evocative storytelling and rich characterisation, her novels invite readers into intimate worlds where emotion and memory intertwine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect literary fiction that thoughtfully explores themes of family, identity, and belonging. Each story is crafted with subtlety and depth, making Lisa Nan Joo’s writing a compelling choice for those who appreciate nuanced narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mother-waters-by-lisa-nan-joo-9781761638558","title":"Mother Waters","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrackling with the tension of a thriller, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eMother Waters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e is a deeply beautiful and strange debut about ambition, grief, love and the myths we weave – both about ourselves and the natural world – by a hauntingly powerful new voice.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the morning of her wedding anniversary, Charlie walks out of her house and her marriage. Free for the first time in years, she returns to her love of marine biology, determined to regain her professional standing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCharlie specialises in bioacoustics, listening to the private orchestras of the ocean: the songs of whales, the clacks of parrotfish munching through kelp, the zither of crustaceans hauling themselves across the seabed. The sound she yearns to hear the most, though, is the voice of her father, who died at sea when she was a child.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Dexter, the son of a billionaire, uses his ailing father’s fortune to fund a research vessel to explore one of the world’s deepest ocean trenches, Charlie seizes the chance to immerse herself in the oceanic world and discover what happened to her father.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Charlie and Dexter each seek to reconcile their fathers’ legacies, something is waiting for them below the surface of the ocean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47642149191916,"sku":"9781761638558","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781761638558-mother-waters.jpg?v=1779142734"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/lisa-nan-joo.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}