{"product_id":"breakwater-paperback-2","title":"Breakwater - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarijke Schermer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLiz Waters\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA novel about a marriage torn apart by a violent secret for fans of Lauren Groff's \u003ci\u003eFates and Furies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Excellent\u003cbr\u003enovel. Packed with emotional truth and elegantly turned narrative. A fine\u003cbr\u003etranslation too.\"\u003c\/b\u003e―\u003cb\u003eIan McEwan\u003c\/b\u003e, author of international bestseller \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAtonement \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmilia has it all: a\u003cbr\u003erewarding career as a statistician, a wonderful husband, two healthy young sons, \u003cbr\u003eand a house in the countryside. But when a brief moment of panic triggers the\u003cbr\u003ememory of a traumatic experience from twelve years before, Emilia finds herself\u003cbr\u003efloating away from her average existence. The secret she's kept for so long\u003cbr\u003erefuses to stay hidden, and as Emilia's grip on reality loosens, heavy rains\u003cbr\u003ebegin to fall and the river threatens to overflow the house. In this critically\u003cbr\u003eacclaimed novel, Schermer explores the impact of sexual violence, and whether\u003cbr\u003eor not it's possible to truly know another person. \u003ci\u003eBreakwater\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting examination of memory and trauma, written\u003cbr\u003ein prose stunning in its frankness and precision.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARIJKE SCHERMER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarijke Schermer is a novelist and playwright. Her stage work has been performed by several companies and translated into various languages. Her novel \u003ci\u003eBreakwater \u003c\/i\u003ewas shortlisted for the ECI Literature Prize, has been sold to Spain, Switzerland, and Denmark, and is currently being made into a film. In 2019, her novel \u003ci\u003eLove, If That's What It Is\u003c\/i\u003e was published in Dutch (and subsequently in English by World Editions) and Schermer was hailed as \"fast becoming one of the most interesting writers in the Netherlands.\" It was also shortlisted for the prestigious Libris Literature Prize 2020. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLIZ WATERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter finishing her studies at the University of Manchester, Liz Waters worked for several years with English-language texts and at a literary agency in Amsterdam before becoming a full-time translator of literary fiction and non-fiction. Authors whose books she has translated include Lieve Joris, Jaap Scholten, Luuk van Middelaar, Annelies Verbeke, and Geert Mak.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42731951554623,"sku":"9781642861259","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8883d85fcc1e31b4e5c35cfe63caef8d.webp?v=1765130735","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/breakwater-paperback-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}