{"product_id":"the-watermark-9781685891916","title":"The Watermark","description":"\u003cb\u003eA quirky, literary love story like no other, one that veers wildly from contemporary Britain to Soviet Russia to a bizarre but recognizable future, from one of the UK's hottest young novelists...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRachel and Jaime: their story isn't simple. It might not even be their story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAugustus Fate, a once-lauded novelist and now renowned recluse, is struggling with his latest creation. But when Jaime and Rachel stumble into his remote cottage, he spies opportunity, imprisoning them inside his novel-in-progress. Now, the fledgling couple must try to find their way back home through a labyrinthine network of novels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd as they move from Victorian Oxford to a utopian Manchester, a harsh Russian winter to an AI-dominated near-future, so too does the narrative of their relationship change time and again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether, they must figure out if this relationship of so many presents can have any future at all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Watermark\u003c\/i\u003e is a heart-stopping exploration of the narratives we cling to in the course of a life, and the tendency of the world to unravel them. Kaleidoscopic and wildly imaginative, it asks: how can we truly be ourselves, when Fate is pulling the strings?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sam Mills\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Melville House Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.2lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685891916","brand":"Melville House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43324785688713,"sku":"9781685891916","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_47f9a9b9-e585-4ee8-a5fc-752df791c707.jpg?v=1738648543","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-watermark-9781685891916","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}