{"product_id":"the-heatwave-paperback","title":"The Heatwave - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKate Riordan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnder the scorching French sun, a tense homecoming unearths a long-buried family secret in this \"sultry, gorgeously written\" thriller of a mother's greatest fear brought to life (Lucy Foley, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hunting Party\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Guest List\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eElodie was beautiful. Elodie was smart. Elodie was manipulative. Elodie is dead. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Sylvie Durand receives a letter calling her back to her crumbling family home in the South of France, she knows she has to go. In the middle of a sweltering 1990's summer marked by unusual fires across the countryside, she returns to La Reverie with her youngest daughter Emma in tow, ignoring the deep sense of dread she feels for this place she's long tried to forget. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs memories of the events that shattered their family a decade earlier threaten to come to the surface, Sylvie struggles to shield Emma from the truth of what really happened all those years ago. In every corner of the house, Sylvie can't escape the specter of Elodie, her first child. Elodie, born amid the '68 Paris riots with one blue eye and one brown, and mysteriously dead by fourteen. Elodie, who reminded the small village of one those Manson girls. Elodie who knew exactly how to get what she wanted. As the fires creep towards the villa, it's clear to Sylvie that something isn't quite right at La Reverie . . . And there is a much greater threat closer to home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRich in unforgettable characters, \u003ci\u003eThe Heatwave \u003c\/i\u003ealternates between the past and present, grappling with what it means to love and fear a child in equal measure. With the lush landscape and nostalgia of a heady vacation read, Kate Riordan has woven a gripping page-turner with gorgeous prose that turns the idea of a summer novel on its head.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Riordan\u003c\/b\u003e is a British writer and journalist. After working on staff at the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTime Out London\u003c\/i\u003e, she left London for the Cotswolds in order to concentrate on writing novels. Her historical novel \u003ci\u003eFiercombe Manor \u003c\/i\u003e(The Girl in the Photograph in the UK) was published by Harper in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 25, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768440291616,"sku":"9781538718025","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9fad16673cd8982677fe7a2009cafabf.webp?v=1780329783","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-heatwave-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}