{"product_id":"pearl-by-sian-hughes-9780702268649","title":"Pearl","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA gripping psychological mystery longlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMarianne is eight years old when her mother goes missing. Left behind with her baby brother and grieving father in a ramshackle house on the edge of a small village, she clings to the fragmented memories of her mother's love; the smell of fresh herbs, the games they played, and the songs and stories of her childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs time passes, Marianne struggles to adjust, fixated on her mother's disappearance and the secrets she's sure her father is keeping from her. Discovering a medieval poem called \u003cem\u003ePearl\u003c\/em\u003e and trusting in its promise of consolation, Marianne sets out to make a visual illustration of it, a task that she returns to over and over but somehow never manages to complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTormented by an unmarked gravestone in an abandoned chapel and the tidal pull of the river, her childhood home begins to crumble as the past leads her down a path of self-destruction. But can art heal Marianne? And will her own future as a mother help her find peace?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46532446322924,"sku":"9780702268649","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/330473482438.jpg?v=1749315754","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/pearl-by-sian-hughes-9780702268649","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}