{"product_id":"9781250098221","title":"Castle of Water : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eCastle of Water\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Dane Huckelbridge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A unique, inventive exploration of love, loss, and survival.\" —Kristin Hannah, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e The Nightingale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A moving, harrowing, and downright literary novel.\" —Michelle Gable, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Paris Apartment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Brilliant, clever, riveting—pick your adjective, they all apply.\" —Thomas Christopher Greene, bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Headmaster's Wife\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo very different people, one very small island.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Sophie Ducel, her honeymoon in French Polynesia was intended as a celebration of life. The proud owner of a thriving Parisian architecture firm, co-founded with her brilliant new husband, Sophie had much to look forward to—including a visit to the island home of her favorite singer, Jacques Brel. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Barry Bleecker, the same trip was meant to mark a new beginning. Turning away from his dreary existence in Manhattan finance, Barry had set his sights on fine art, seeking creative inspiration on the other side of the world—just like his idol, Paul Gauguin. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when their small plane is downed in the middle of the South Pacific, the sole survivors of the wreck are left with one common goal: to survive. Stranded hundreds of miles from civilization, on an island the size of a large city block, the two castaways must reconcile their differences and learn to draw on one another's strengths if they are to have any hope of making it home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold in mesmerizing prose, with charm and rhythm entirely its own, Dane Huckelbridge's \u003ci\u003eCastle of Water\u003c\/i\u003e is more than just a reimagining of the classic castaway story. It is a stirring reflection on love’s restorative potential, as well as a poignant reminder that home—be it a flat in Paris, a New York apartment, or a desolate atoll a world away—is where the heart is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eCastle of Water\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique, inventive exploration of love, loss, and survival.  The novel's two characters,  lost and alone on a Polynesian island, must rely on each other when the world has forgotten all about them. \u003ci\u003eCastle of Water\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling portrait of what it means to be rescued--both literally and figuratively—by hope, ingenuity, and love.” —Kristin Hannah, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Nightingale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Far more complex than any given deserted island tale, Dane Huckelbridge has written a moving, harrowing, and downright literary novel in which even the inevitable comes as a surprise. \u003ci\u003eCastle of Water \u003c\/i\u003ewill lift spirits and break hearts. I did not want this story to end.\" —Michelle Gable, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Paris Apartment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brilliant, clever, riveting—pick your adjective, they all apply. But do pick up \u003ci\u003eCastle of Water\u003c\/i\u003e, just be careful when you pick it up. For Huckelbridge has spun a yarn that is sure to cost you sleep while you race to the remarkable end. It's \u003ci\u003ethat\u003c\/i\u003e good.\" —Thomas Christopher Greene, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Headmaster's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250098221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Thomas Dunne Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40597379743950,"sku":"9781250098221","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250098221","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}