{"product_id":"the-lip","title":"LIP PBO","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This unsparing debut novel portrays the unromantic side of Cornwall few visitors see and which so many novelists choose to overlook. Charlie Carroll inhabits his damaged heroine completely' \u003ci\u003ePatrick Gale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A \u003c\/i\u003emoving and affecting novel about life on the edge, with a very special flavour of wild and rugged Cornwall.' \u003ci\u003eEmma Stonex, author of \u003c\/i\u003eTHE LAMPLIGHTERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAway from the hotels and holiday lets, there is an unseen side of Cornwall, where the shifting uncertainties of the future breed resentment and mistrust.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMelody Janie is hidden. She lives alone in a caravan in Bones Break: a small cliff-top on Cornwall's north coast. She spends her time roaming her territory, spying on passing tourists and ramblers, and remembering. She sees everything and yet remains unseen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever, when a stranger enters her life, she is forced to confront not only him but the terrible tragedies of her past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lip\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel about childhood, isolation and mental health, told in the unique and unforgettable voice of Melody Janie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'All of this is Bones Break. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll of this is mine.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e         I know every inch of it; I know it as intimately as the seagulls. I stand at dead-centre, my feet teetering on the edge of the lip. Below, the thundering tattoo of waves on rock. Wind catches the tips of my hair, lifting them above my ribs: less force than it takes to knock me down; enough to make me right myself with a step to the left, and then another back again. Here on the lip, it is vital to know where my feet are.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41862589350066,"sku":"9781529334180","price":215.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/products\/369135_627da0b4a16af1.45870081_9781529334180.jpg?v=1652400455","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/the-lip","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}