{"product_id":"9781787335318","title":"The Wreck","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Lizzy Stewart\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 9 April 2026 by Vintage Publishing (Jonathan Cape) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHardback | 320 pages\u003cbr\u003e231 x 161 x 32mm | 824g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Satisfyingly detailed and juicy... an utter treat' Amy Liptrot'Friendship, love and a gorgeous old house. A beautiful story beautifully told. I loved inhabiting The Wreck' Jessica StanleyTwo couples pursue their dream of communal living in the English countryside – and then it all comes tumbling downCharlotte and Francesca were best friends at university in the mid-1970s. But tensions coursed beneath their natural affection, deepening when Fran got together with Charlotte’s friend Adrian, and the two women drifted apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Fran contacts Charlotte out of the blue with an unusual proposal – an invitation to live with her and Adrian in the rambling house they’ve bought in the countryside – Charlotte impulsively persuades her partner, Bill, to accept this tantalising promise of a new kind of community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first their new life feels utopian; life and space are shared joyfully. But it doesn’t take long for old tensions to rise to the surface, shattering their illusions and showing each of them in a new light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Wreck is a glorious genre-defying illustrated novel about the messy tangle of love, envy and desire that underpins our most precious relationships, and the difficult paths we must take to discover our true selves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I fell hopelessly in love with The Wreck... A beautiful, funny, clever, insightful book' Lisa Owens'A one-of-a-kind novel. I adored every page of it' Ana Kinsella'A tender and wise portrait of love and friendship'  Chloë Ashby\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lizzy Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64839563411805,"sku":"9781787335318","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1074\/9358\/9341\/files\/9781787335318.jpg?v=1780059187","url":"https:\/\/adventureintobooks.co.uk\/products\/9781787335318","provider":"Adventure Into Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}