{"product_id":"9781473639690","title":"Beyond the Wild River : A gorgeous and evocative historical novel","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Sarah Maine\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistorical fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 5 October 2017 by Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton (Hodder Paperback) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e199 x 150 x 22mm | 274g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of The House Between Tides, winner of the Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year, comes an atmospheric and stunningly evocative historical novel. Perfect for fans of Sarah Perry's The Essex Serpent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Maine writes beautifully' THE TIMES'Riveting' PUBLISHERS WEEKLYScotland,1893. Nineteen-year-old Evelyn Ballantyre, the daughter of a wealthy landowner, has rarely strayed from her family's estate in the Scottish Borders. She was once close to her philanthropist father, but his silence over what really happened on the day a poacher was shot on  estate  land has come between them. An invitation to accompany her father to Canada is a chance for Evelyn to escape her limited existence.  But once there, on the wild and turbulent Nipigon river, she  is shocked to discover that their guide is James Douglas, Ballantyre's former stable hand, and once her friend. He  disappeared the night of the murder, charged with the shooting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvelyn never believed that James was guilty - and her father's role in the killing has always been mysterious.  What does he have to hide? In the wild landscape of a new world, far from the constraints of polite society,  the secrets and lies surrounding that  night are finally stripped away, with dramatic consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*****'Stunning' Booklist'Maine's gift of setting the mood shines' RT Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sarah Maine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64837563285853,"sku":"9781473639690","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1074\/9358\/9341\/files\/9781473639690.jpg?v=1780052666","url":"https:\/\/adventureintobooks.co.uk\/products\/9781473639690","provider":"Adventure Into Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}