{"product_id":"book-2fo4","title":"The Mariner's Star","description":"\u003cp\u003eEarly one morning, a lone woman sets out to sea from a remote fishing village on the North East coast of Yorkshire, overwhelmed by grief and the conviction that she has lost everything - seeing little point in returning home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeading into the eye of the storm, she confronts her darkest fears and deepest-held beliefs in an emotional odyssey that leads to the brink of despair, fighting for her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill she be lost to darkness, or find her way back to true North and the light - her Mariner's Star?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLyrical, seductive and ultimately uplifting, this is an epic story of true love, human triumph against all odds - and a strong woman's journey back towards herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Theroux\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/strong\u003e, \"Of her first four novels, The Mariner's Star is my favourite, for its originality, confidence and tremendous power to cast a spell on the reader. … mythic … an entire life relived … a modest-sized but nearly perfect piece.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDJ Taylor, The Literary Review\u003c\/strong\u003e - 'Unlike anything else currently being written in England.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeraldine Bedell in the Observer \u003c\/strong\u003e- 'The Mariner's Star is a love story and, like all great love stories, a death story… a treat to be lingered over… the writing is so evocative that it feels like being inside a painting…' '… seizes and holds you … By the end, I was making a list of people I intended to give it to.' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Independent on Sunday -\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e '\u003c\/em\u003eAn unforgettably moving miniature.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarpers \u0026amp; Queen \u003c\/strong\u003e- 'Astonishingly beautiful… taut, lyrical, passionate and poetic… increasingly irresistible.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmazon\u003c\/strong\u003e gives it a \u003cstrong\u003e5-star rating \u003c\/strong\u003eand describes it as 'a short, sharp, knock-out of a book … a gripping, dramatic adventure and a mesmeric love story … one of the most exciting, shocking, powerful novels you will ever read.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published under the author's previous name, Candida Clark, by Headline Review in 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrated by the author, whose acclaimed memoir, 'Be More Bird: life-lessons from a hawk' was published by William Collins in 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":67724708020528,"sku":"BD2fo4","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/2fo4-Square-cover.png?v=1788455506","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-2fo4","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}