{"product_id":"solace-in-winter-by-mary-lawson-9781784746834","title":"Solace in Winter","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe new novel in Mary Lawson's beloved, bestselling prizewinning sequence is set in the small-town community of Solace. A winter treat perfect for fans of Elizabeth Strout, Anne Tyler, and Colm Tóibín.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'She's one of my all-time favourite writers... utterly captivating'\u003c\/em\u003e - Graham Norton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A masterpiece of insight into what it means to be fully flawed and perfectly human. I loved it'\u003c\/em\u003e - Joanne Harris\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWinter in the small Canadian town of Solace is a season of hibernation. But this year, the snowfall brings a series of accidental encounters that will shake up the lives - and loves - of an old man, a student on the run, and an abandoned dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is deep winter, 1969. As the Vietnam War drives young men north across the Canadian border, widower Jack's quiet life is overturned by two accidents that happen on the bend in the road into town. First comes a dog in a bad way. Next, a draft-dodger, seriously injured, lying in the snow. Suddenly, Jack's cabin is busy with a growing cast of characters - and all the baggage, dreams, and desires they're carrying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe atmosphere chills when Jack's daughter Sally drops by one day and doesn't like what she sees...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis exquisite snow globe of a novel is a refuge, a story of connection and moral complexity set in the beloved world of Mary Lawson's bestselling, prizewinning \u003cem\u003eCrow Lake\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Other Side of the Bridge\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRoad Ends\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eA Town Called Solace\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233147498732,"sku":"9781784746834","price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781784746834-solace-in-winter-1.jpg?v=1787727412","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/solace-in-winter-by-mary-lawson-9781784746834","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}