{"product_id":"where-light-meets-water-by-susan-paterson-9781761102240","title":"Where Light Meets Water","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn evocative novel of love and art, and one man’s journey to find his place in the world. \u003ci\u003eWhere Light Meets Water\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving debut traversing nineteenth-century London, Melbourne and New Zealand’s rugged South Island.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the NZ Booklovers Awards 2024\u003cbr\u003e Longlisted for the Australian Book Design Awards 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere the sailor ends the artist begins . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLondon, 1847: On shore leave while his ship is being repaired, sailor Thomas Rutherford is restless, waiting to return to sea. At twenty-eight years old, Tom knows nothing but life on tall ships and is determined to captain his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut Tom has a second passion: painting. And so he passes time with his paintbox and sketchbook... until he is struck by the discovery of a delicate glove laced with the unmistakable scent of turpentine. The owner is Catherine Ogilvie – captivating, headstrong and a talented artist in her own right. Intrigued by this singular woman, Tom finds himself swept into Catherine’s privileged yet stifling world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Tom and Catherine grow closer, Tom’s eyes are opened to a new way of life. But his ambitions remain and, when the sea calls to Tom, he must face an impossible choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn her stunning debut, Susan Paterson explores the power of art to transform a life and to connect us to others. \u003ci\u003eWhere Light Meets Water\u003c\/i\u003e is a multi-stranded novel of love – of a man and a woman, of a sailor and the sea, and of an artist and his gift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eWhere Light Meets Water\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘A splendidly engaging tale of the inner lives of artists’ \u003cb\u003eGail Jones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Susan Paterson wields her pen like an artist’s brush and the result is beautiful and evocative’ \u003cb\u003ePip Williams\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Perfectly paced and sumptuously visual … A stunning debut’ \u003cb\u003eCatherine Chidgey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘This book is utterly magnificent. Susan Paterson is a wonder’ \u003cb\u003eEliza Henry-Jones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Sure to delight and dazzle readers’ \u003cb\u003eMelissa Ashley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘A shimmering, beautiful and deftly told story’ \u003cb\u003eMichelle Scott Tucker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘An extraordinary debut’ \u003cb\u003eKristina Olsson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47342129283308,"sku":"9781761102240","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/323553482815.jpg?v=1772194910","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/where-light-meets-water-by-susan-paterson-9781761102240","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}