{"product_id":"the-bay-9781913393762","title":"The Bay","description":"\u003cb\u003eA tender and poignant debut of the redemptive power of unexpected friendship.\u003c\/b\u003eIn an old-fashioned fishing community on Morecambe Bay, change is imperceptibly slow. Treacherous tides sweep the quicksands, claiming everything in their path.As a boy, Arthur had followed in his father's and grandfather's footprints, learning to read the currents and shifting sands. Now retired and widowed, though, he feels invisible, redundant. His daughter wants him in a retirement home. No one listens to his rants about the newcomers striking out nightly onto the bay for cockles, seemingly oblivious to the danger.When Arthur's path crosses Suling's, both are running out of options. Barely yet an adult, Suling's hopes for a better life have given way to fear: she's without papers or money, speaks no English, and chased by ruthless debt collectors. Her only next step is to trust the old man.Combining warmth and suspense and recalling a true incident, \u003ci\u003eThe Bay\u003c\/i\u003e tells a tender story about loneliness, confronting prejudice, and the comfort of friendship, however unlikely--as well as exposing one of the most pressing social ills of our age. \u003ci\u003eThe Bay \u003c\/i\u003eis an engrossing novel recalling the Morecambe Bay cockling disaster of 2004.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Saraband\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913393762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Julia Rampen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43150406975669,"sku":"9781913393762","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_83ff5bd2-e117-4b40-9eb6-4fc310c00a55.jpg?v=1696347659","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-bay-9781913393762","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}