{"product_id":"house-by-the-loch","title":"House By The Loch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Scottish Number One Bestseller and Book of the Month.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA novel of family drama and long-hidden secrets, set in the beautiful Scottish countryside, from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Legacy of Elizabeth Pringle. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Evocatively drawn'' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times | \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Rich, layered and compelling, Wark''s debut was impressive; with this novel she has really hit her stride'' \u003ci\u003eYorkshire Post | \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A deeply satisfying work of pure imagination'' Damian Barr, author of \u003ci\u003eYou Will Be Safe Here | \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Beautiful and atmospheric'' Alistair Moffat, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Ways |\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003eR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eich\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and pleasing'' Allan Massie\u003ci\u003e, The Scotsman | \u003c\/i\u003e''Beautifully written'' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e  | \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''One to savour'' \u003ci\u003eSunday Express | \u003c\/i\u003e''An epic masterpiece'' Philippa Perry \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScotland, 1950s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWalter MacMillan is bewitched by the clever, glamorous Jean Thompson and can''t believe his luck when she agrees to marry him. Neither can she, for Walter represents a steady and loving man who can perhaps quiet the demons inside her. Yet their home on remote \u003cb\u003eLoch Doon\u003c\/b\u003e soon becomes a prison for Jean and neither a young family, nor Walter''s care, can seem to save her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany years later, Walter is with his adult children and adored grandchildren on the shores of Loch Doon where the family has been holidaying for two generations. But the shadows of the past stretch over them and will turn all their lives upside down on one fateful weekend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe House by the Loch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eis the story of a family in all its loving complexity, and the way it can, and must, remake itself endlessly in order to make peace with the past.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Powerful and compelling'' Sue Lawrence | \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Her understanding of family - its mysteries, losses and secrets - is masterful'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulie Myerson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317850317182,"sku":"NW9781444777666","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781444777666.jpg?v=1778702350","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/house-by-the-loch","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}