{"product_id":"these-granite-islands-paperback","title":"These Granite Islands - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah L. Stonich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of the joys of reading is coming across a book in which language is perfectly wedded to story. These Granite Islands is a marvelous first novel, confronting with humor, bravery and pathos the manner in which we construct or destroy our various loves.\" Colum McCann, author of \"Let The Great World Spin\" Isobel - wife, mother, hatmaker - lies on her deathbed, recalling the fateful summer of 1936, when a passionate and dangerous love affair tests her loyalty and challenges her sense of propriety, dissolving in a haunting tragedy. A gripping tale of friendship, a portrait of a marriage and a meditation on the tragedy of loss. A page-turning literary debut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Stonich has been awarded a number of grants and fellowships. \"These Granite Islands\" was translated to eight languages and short-listed for France's prestigious Grand Prix de lectrices d'Elle. She is also the author of the award-winning novel, \"The Ice Chorus\", and a memoir, \"Shelter\". She lives in Minneapolis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 318\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.5 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 09, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42734881210431,"sku":"9781461069591","price":27.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d51fd296e658842856a4a9ae918774fc.webp?v=1765141430","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/these-granite-islands-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}