{"product_id":"back-to-the-coast-paperback","title":"Back to the Coast - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSaskia Noort\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLaura Vroomen\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A splendid job...Those who appreciate intelligent writing and emotionally plausible characters will be rewarded.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Noort cranks up the tension with skill to produce a truly gripping nightmare.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cb\u003eSaskia Noort\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A mystery writer of the heart as much as of the mind, a balance that marks her work with a flesh-and-blood humanity.'--Andrew Pyper, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wildfire Season\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Affairs, deceit, manipulation, tax dodges and murder---there's nothing Noort shies away from stirring into the mix, nicely showing off the sinister side of the suburbs.\"--\u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"While there are echoes of \u003ci\u003eDesperate Housewives\u003c\/i\u003e here, this is closer to Mary Higgins Clark and is a good bet for her fans.\"---\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaria has money problems, two children from a failed marriage, and a depressive boyfriend. When she becomes pregnant, she decides not to keep the baby and then the letters start to arrive. Threatening letters, from pro-life activists she thinks at first, but then she begins to suspect others--even her own boyfriend. She flees to her sister's house, redolent with memories of a childhood she does not want to revisit. As the death threats follow her to her hiding place, Maria begins to fear not only for her life but for her own sanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is relentless suspense writing; it is a description of Maria's hellish descent into a world of induced paranoia that ends with a narrow escape from a carefully planned murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaskia Noort\u003c\/b\u003e, born in 1967, is an acclaimed author of literary thrillers and international bestsellers. She has sold over a million copies of her first three novels and splits her time between the Netherlands and a Spanish island retreat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaskia Noort, 38, is a free-lance journalist and she writes regular features for, among others, the Dutch editions of Marie Claire and Playboy. Her first thriller, Back to the Coast, was published in 2003 and has sold over 150,000 copies in the Netherlands. The Dinner Club followed in 2004 and, with over 300,000 sold. Laura Vroomen is a well known translator from the Dutch and lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 235\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770039533856,"sku":"9781904738374","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d9dfdac36936567d2ca28f92e118c20f.webp?v=1780362982","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/back-to-the-coast-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}