{"title":"Books by Sarah Blake","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780525536338","title":"Naamah","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A dreamy and transgressive feminist retelling of the Great Flood from the perspective of Noah's wife as she wrestles with the mysterious metaphysics of womanhood at the end of the world.\" —\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the coming of the Great Flood—the mother of all disasters—only one family was spared, drifting on an endless sea, waiting for the waters to subside. We know the story of Noah, moved by divine vision to launch their escape. Now, in a work of astounding invention, acclaimed writer Sarah Blake reclaims the story of his wife, Naamah, the matriarch who kept them alive. Here is the woman torn between faith and fury, lending her strength to her sons and their wives, caring for an unruly menagerie of restless creatures, silently mourning the lover she left behind. Here is the woman escaping into the unreceded waters, where a seductive angel tempts her to join a strange and haunted world. Here is the woman tormented by dreams and questions of her own—questions of service and self-determination, of history and memory, of the kindness or cruelty of fate. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn fresh and modern language, Blake revisits the story of the Ark that rescued life on earth, and rediscovers the agonizing burdens endured by the woman at the heart of the story. \u003ci\u003eNaamah \u003c\/i\u003eis a parable for our time: a provocative fable of body, spirit, and resilience.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43206057328818,"sku":"9780525536338","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780525536338_20e64988-17d2-4407-a3fd-5b6edbd5f7c5.jpg?v=1786013509"},{"product_id":"9780141046617","title":"The Postmistress","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Postmistress\u003c\/i\u003e by Sarah Blake is a heart-rending and profoundly moving story of love and loss in World War II.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt is 1940, and bombs fall nightly on London.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the thick of the chaos is young American radio reporter Frankie Bard. She huddles close to terrified strangers in underground shelters, and later broadcasts stories about survivors in rubble-strewn streets. But for her listeners, the war is far from home. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eListening to Frankie are Iris James, a Cape Cod postmistress, and Emma Fitch, a doctor's wife. Iris hears the winds stirring and knows that soon the letters she delivers will bear messages of hope or tragedy. Emma is desperate for news of London, where her husband is working - she counts the days until his return. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut one night in London the fates of all three women entwine when Frankie finds a letter - a letter she vows to deliver . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Postmistress\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable story of three women: their loves, their partings and the secrets they must bear, or bury . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A beautifully written, though-provoking novel that I'm telling everyone to read' Kathryn Stockett, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Help\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'A brilliant story, beautifully crafted, that touches the heart and captures the imagination'  \u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Unforgettable, heart-wrenching, captivating. A profoundly moving story of love, loss and life in war time'  \u003ci\u003eSunday Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Heartbreaking'  \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A World War Two blockbuster with echoes of Atonement'  \u003ci\u003eRed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A moving tale that will stay with you long after the final page'  \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSarah Blake lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, the poet Josh Weiner, and their two sons.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56224330547573,"sku":"9780141046617","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780141046617_87717a58-0a61-40a0-ad02-80be0f14e236.jpg?v=1786011107"},{"product_id":"9780241986110","title":"The Guest Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Powerful and provocative' Paula McLain\u003cbr\u003e'Beautiful, engrossing, heart-breaking' Rachel Rhys\u003cbr\u003e'Monumental in a way that few novels dare attempt' Washington Post  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Miltons are a powerful old New York family - the kind of family that used to run the world. And in 1935, they still do. Kitty and Ogden Milton seem to have it all: an elegant apartment on the Upper East Side, two beautiful little boys, a love everyone envies. When a tragedy befalls them, Ogden comforts Kitty the only way he knows how - they go sailing, picnic on a small island off the coast of Maine, and buy it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor generations the Miltons of Crockett Island revel in a place that is entirely their own. But it's 1959, and the world is changing: Ogden's firm hire a Jewish man, Len Levy, who earns the admiration of not only his boss, but his boss's beautiful young daughter. When Len and his friend visit the island, the Milton's principles and prejudices are challenged like never before. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the dawn of the 21st century, the family money has run dry, and the island is up for sale. Returning for one last visit, Kitty's granddaughter uncovers disturbing evidence about her family's wealth - and realizes she is on the verge of finally understanding the silences that seemed to hover just below the surface of her family all her life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Thought-provoking and propulsive...Welcome to old money, new heartbreak and big secrets' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56231837139317,"sku":"9780241986110","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780241986110_a862e12a-8c5f-496f-8a31-3bed196cc953.jpg?v=1786012145"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-sarah-blake.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}