{"product_id":"the-undertow-paperback","title":"The Undertow - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJo Baker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe American debut by the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLongbourn--\u003c\/i\u003ea vivid, indelibly told novel that follows four generations of a family against the backdrop of a century of turmoil. - \"Gripping.... Emotionally powerful.... You can't walk away from her book.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Undertow\u003c\/i\u003e traces the lives of the Hastings family, from the eve of the First World War to the present day: William, a young factory worker preparing to join the navy; his son Billy, who cycles into the D-Day landings; his grandson Will, an Oxford professor in the 1960s; and his great-granddaughter, Billie, an artist in contemporary London. Here Jo Baker reveals the Hastings' legacy of choices made, chances lost, and truths long buried in what is an enthralling story of inheritance, fate, passion, and what it means to truly break free of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJO BAKER\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Lancashire and educated at Oxford University and Queen's University Belfast. \u003ci\u003eThe Undertow \u003c\/i\u003eis her first publication in the United States. She is the author of three previous novels published in the United Kingdom: \u003ci\u003eOffcomer, The Mermaid's Child, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Telling. \u003c\/i\u003eShe lives in Lancaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.01 x 5.29 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 11, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47265053278457,"sku":"9780307946942","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/N32QFEimsc9780307946942.webp?v=1768838936","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-undertow-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}