{"product_id":"the-visitor-1","title":"The Visitor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book will be released in May 2027.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-orders are charged at time of order and the book will be posted to you as soon as it becomes available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUK postage is 99 pence per order.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Holyer an Gof Cornish Fiction Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCornwall. 1880. Pearl, Jack and Nicholas play among the fishing boats of Skommow Bay, not understanding the undercurrents beneath their games. As they grow older, the choices they make shape the pattern of their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1936 and everything has changed. The fish have stopped coming and the Pilchard Palace is abandoned. Pearl, exiled in favour of holidaymakers, turns to the memory of her great love, and her greatest loss. She’s waiting for her own visitor. Will he come for her?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Visitor\u003c\/em\u003e, the sea’s ghosts are stirring. The past can be more alive than the present...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Katherine Stansfield's debut is a poignant and intricately crafted story of love and loss, picturesquely and memorably set on the sea-coast of Cornwall.” – Stevie Davies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An evocative record of a lost age... unmistakably heartfelt.” – \u003cem\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/7086\/files\/K_Stansfield_photo_240x240.jpg?v=1769515957\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKatherine Stansfield \u003c\/strong\u003eis a multi-genre novelist and poet. She grew up on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall and now lives in Cardiff. (Photo credit: Two Cats in the Yard.)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Katherine Stansfield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55431911670136,"sku":null,"price":11.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/7086\/files\/9781913830755.jpg?v=1791884262","url":"https:\/\/www.parthianbooks.com\/products\/the-visitor-1","provider":"Parthian Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}