{"title":"Books by Julia Phillips","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781399630894","title":"Bear","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Thrilling and propulsive, glorious and terrifying. Julia Phillips is a brilliant writer' Ann Patchett\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey were sisters and they would last past the end of time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSam and Elena dream of another life. On the island off the coast of Washington where they were born and raised, they and their mother struggle to survive. Sam works on the ferry that delivers wealthy mainlanders to their vacation homes while Elena does bar work at the local golf club, but even together they can't earn enough to get by, stirring their frustration about the limits that shape their existence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen one night on the boat, Sam spots a bear swimming the dark waters of the channel. Where is it going? What does it want? When the bear turns up by their home, Sam, terrified, is more convinced than ever that it's time to leave the island. But Elena responds differently to the massive beast. Enchanted by its presence, she throws into doubt the desire to escape and puts their long-held dream in danger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA story about the bonds of sisterhood and the mysteries of the animals that live among us - and within us - \u003ci\u003eBear\u003c\/i\u003e is a propulsive, mythical, richly imagined novel from one of the most acclaimed young writers at work today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55206105481589,"sku":"9781399630894","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781399630894.jpg?v=1786019928"},{"product_id":"9781471169526","title":"Disappearing Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003eA stunning debut from an acclaimed travel writer, \u003ci\u003eDisappearing Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is about two sisters who go missing on the remote volcanic peninsula of Kamchatka.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Clues to the crime lie in the lives - and stories of violence and loss - of twelve women in the girls' rural Russian community. As the police quickly lose interest in the case, these women never stop searching and hoping.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautifully written, thought-provoking, intense and cleverly wrought, this is the first novel from a mesmerising new talent.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56300417253749,"sku":"9781471169526","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781471169526_cc3a2517-fcf1-45c9-81b8-f23552d7e7ef.jpg?v=1786020518"},{"product_id":"9781041039396","title":"The Persistence of Witchcraft in Victorian England","description":"This book presents an alternative argument to the established opinion that witchcraft began to decline in the eighteenth century and that by the early twentieth century at the latest, it had largely ceased to exist.   The idea that witchcraft disappeared from society is partially based on a historical emphasis upon legal action concerning alleged witches. When viewed through that lens alone, the evidence for a decline appears to be persuasive. This book, however, is the first study to use a Digital Humanities methodology to examine witchcraft as represented in the Victorian press, which reveals new evidence about perceptions of witchcraft in nineteenth-century England. An examination of nineteenth-century newspapers and periodicals demonstrates that witches featured extensively in the Victorian press, appearing in articles, commentaries, reports of lectures and meetings, advertisements, book and theatrical reviews, literature, and poetry. As a result, witches were not simply participants in a courtroom drama (although they also continued to appear in that way), they had a vibrant and visible presence across a broad range of activities and were thoroughly entangled with everyday life in Victorian Britain.   This broad range of topics makes the book useful to all levels of academics, as well as non-specialist readers who will find its remarkable discoveries to be of interest.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56420538089845,"sku":"9781041039396","price":47.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781041039396.jpg?v=1786034202"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-julia-phillips.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}