{"product_id":"pearl","title":"Pearl","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarianne is eight years old when her mother goes missing. Left behind with her baby brother and grieving father in a ramshackle house on the edge of a small village, she clings to the fragmented memories of her mother's love; the smell of fresh herbs, the games they played, and the songs and stories of her childhood. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs time passes, Marianne struggles to adjust, fixated on her mother's disappearance and the secrets she's sure her father is keeping from her. Discovering a medieval poem called \u003cem\u003ePearl\u003c\/em\u003e and trusting in its promise of consolation, Marianne sets out to make a visual illustration of it, a task that she returns to over and over but somehow never manages to complete. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTormented by an unmarked gravestone in an abandoned chapel and the tidal pull of the river, her childhood home begins to crumble as the past leads her down a path of self-destruction. But can art heal Marianne? And will her own future as a mother help her find peace?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 224 pages | Published July 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63969066484061,"sku":"9781911648802","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781911648802.jpg?v=1774364921","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/pearl","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}