{"product_id":"9781250769848","title":"The Fourth Island","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Fourth Island\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Sarah Tolmie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDark, mournful, and beautiful, Sarah Tolmie's \u003ci\u003eThe Fourth Island\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving and unforgettable story of life and death on the hidden Irish island of Inis Caillte. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHuddled in the sea off the coast of Ireland is a fourth Aran Island, a secret island peopled by the lost, findable only in moments of despair. Whether drowned at sea, trampled by Cromwell's soldiers, or exiled for clinging to the dead, no outsiders reach the island without giving in to dark emotion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTime and again, \u003ci\u003eThe Fourth Island\u003c\/i\u003e weaves a hypnotic pattern with its prose, presaging doom before walking back through the sweet and sour moments of lives not yet lost. It beautifully melds the certainty of loss with the joys of living, drawing readers under like the tide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Fourth Island\u003c\/i\u003e is both beguiling and unsettling, both mythic and earthy. A truly memorable story, beautifully crafted.” —Juliet Marillier, author of the Warrior Bards series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The contemplative style, low stakes, and small cast is reminiscent of Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea Cycle and is worthy of the association.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Fourth Island\u003c\/i\u003e is an absolute gem of a story, full of wonder, melancholy and no little wisdom.” —Peadar Ó Guilín\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Part charm, part history, part ravishing spell in itself, \u003ci\u003eThe Fourth Island\u003c\/i\u003e is the best kind of ghost story, reminding us of all the good and the bad in the world. I loved this book.” —Helen Marshall\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250769848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tordotcom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40735969837262,"sku":"9781250769848","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_6c324cdf-76a7-4122-8cb3-9e2ba3f36e04.jpg?v=1641276585","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250769848","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}