{"product_id":"the-water-keeper-by-charles-martin-9780785230946","title":"The Water Keeper","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller ECPA Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA riveting story of heroism, heartache, and the power of love to heal all wounds by \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Charles Martin that combines the intrigue of John Grisham with the heart-wrenching emotion of Nicholas Sparks.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMurphy Shepherd is a man with many secrets. He lives alone on an island, tending the grounds of a church with no parishioners, and he's dedicated his life to rescuing those in peril. But as he mourns the loss of his mentor and friend, Murph himself may be more lost than he realizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen he pulls a beautiful woman named Summer out of Florida's Intracoastal Waterway, Murph's mission to lay his mentor to rest at the end of the world takes a dangerous turn. Drawn to Summer, and desperate to find her missing daughter, Murph is pulled deeper and deeper into the dark and dangerous world of modern-day slavery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith help from some unexpected new friends, including a faithful Labrador he plucks from the ocean and an ex-convict named Clay, Murph must race against the clock to locate the girl before he is consumed by the secrets of his past—and the ghosts who tried to bury them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith Charles Martin's trademark lyricism and poignant prose, \u003cem\u003eThe Water Keeper\u003c\/em\u003e is at once a tender love story, a heartrending search for freedom, an exploration of the terrible cost of human trafficking, and an anthem to the power of love to create change when it shows up regardless of the cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Martin excels at writing characters who exist in the margins of life . . . Readers who enjoy flawed yet likable characters created by authors such as John Grisham and Nicholas Sparks will want to start reading Martin's fiction.\" --\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Water Keeper\u003c\/em\u003e is a wonderfully satisfying book with a plot driven by both action and love, and characters who will stay in readers' heads long after the last page.\" --\u003cem\u003eSouthern Literary Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Charles Martin fans rejoice, because he's done it again . . . a multilayered story woven together with grace and redemption, and packed tight with tension and achingly real characters.\" --Lauren Denton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Murphy Shepherd series—more than half a million copies sold!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBook 1:\u003c\/em\u003e The Water Keeper, \u003cem\u003eBook 2:\u003c\/em\u003e The Letter Keeper, \u003cem\u003eBook 3:\u003c\/em\u003e The Record Keeper, \u003cem\u003eBook 4:\u003c\/em\u003e The Keeper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47643432550636,"sku":"9780785230946","price":51.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780785230946-the-water-keeper.jpg?v=1779171017","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-water-keeper-by-charles-martin-9780785230946","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}