{"product_id":"peregrine-island-paperback","title":"Peregrine Island - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDiane B. Saxton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeregrine Island\u003c\/i\u003e is the recipient of the following 10 literary awards: \u003cbr\u003e 2017 Winner of the New York City Big Book Award for Mystery\u003cbr\u003e 2017 Best Book Awards Finalist in General Fiction for Fiction, for Literary, and for Mystery \u0026amp; Suspense \u003cbr\u003e 2017 Winner of the National Indie Excellence Award for Regional Fiction: Northeast \u003cbr\u003e 2017 Distinguished Favorite in Literary Fiction by Independent Press Awards \u003cbr\u003e 2017 International Book Awards Finalist for Literary Fiction \u003cbr\u003e 2017 National Indie Excellence Award Finalist for Fiction \u003cbr\u003e 2017 Bronze Award for US Northeast Fiction from the Independent Publisher (IPPY) Book Awards \u003cbr\u003e 2018 Reader Views Literary Award Finalist and Honorable Mention for Adult - Fiction\u003cbr\u003e 2018 A Reader's Favorite literary fiction award winner \u003cbr\u003e 2018 Semifinalist, Somerset Award for Literary Fiction, Chanticleer International Book Awards \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Literary Mystery Highlights an Heirloom Painting on Long Island Sound and the Relationships between Three Generations of Women Part \"who-done-it\" and part family drama, this award-winning novel reveals that neither people nor paintings are always what they appear to be. \u003cbr\u003e Contradictory relationships within troubled families are nothing new, but the award-winning psychological novel written by well-known journalist Diane B. Saxton elevates these relationships and the mysterious heirloom painting that both exposes and unites them to an art form. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeregrine Island\u003c\/i\u003e interweaves the stories of three generations of women, one valuable painting, the artist who created it, and those who would do anything to possess it - including kill. \u003cbr\u003e Lush with sensory details, this psychologically complex mystery novel is set on a private island in the middle of Long Island Sound. It begins when the family's lives are turned upside-down one summer by so-called art experts, who appear on the doorstep of their isolated home to appraise a favorite heirloom painting. When incriminating papers along with two other paintings are discovered behind the painting in question, the appraisal turns into a full-fledged investigation and detectives are called into the case--but not by the family whose members grow increasingly antagonistic toward one another. \u003cbr\u003e During the course of the inquiry and as the summer progresses, the family members discover new secrets about one another and new facts about their past. Above all, they learn that neither people nor paintings can be taken at face value. The Peregrine family's lives are turned upside down one summer when so-called \"art experts\" appear on the doorstep of their Connecticut island home to appraise a favorite heirloom painting. When incriminating papers, as well as other paintings, are discovered behind the art work in question, the appraisal turns into a full-fledged investigation. Antagonism mounts between grandmother, mother, and child, who begin to suspect one another, as well as the shady newcomers in their midst, of foul play. \u003cbr\u003e As the summer progresses and the Peregrines discover facts about their past in the course of the investigation, they learn that people―including them―are not always who they appear to be.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.5 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770467418400,"sku":"9781631521515","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0c6dba36d9a618f4455bdeb07a3e4c4d.webp?v=1780372344","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/peregrine-island-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}