{"product_id":"9781407180298","title":"Hold Back The Tide by Melinda Salisbury","description":"?      From internationally bestselling, acclaimed author Melinda      Salisbury comes a darkly seductive story of murder, betrayal,      love, and family secrets in a small town in the Scottish Highlands.               Here are the rules of living with a murderer.         One: Do not draw attention to yourself. Of course, when you      live with a murderer, this is impossible. Even the subtlest of      spectres is bound to be noticed.       Which leads to the next rule.         Two: If you can't be invisible, be useful.         Everyone in this quiet lakeside community knows that Alva's father      killed her mother, all those years ago. There wasn't enough      proof to arrest him, though, and with no other family, Alva's been      forced to live with her mother's murderer, doing her best to survive      until she can earn enough money to run away.         One of her chores is to monitor water levels in the loch-a task      her father takes very seriously. Their family has been the guardian      of the loch for generations. It's a cold, lonely task, and a      few times, Alva can swear she feels someone watching her.         But the more Alva investigates, the more she realizes that the      truth can be more monstrous than lies, and that you can never escape      your past . . .               Gripping literary horror\/thriller with a topical ecological edge?      Unsettling, sharply beautiful and thought-provoking      Melinda Salisbury's The Sin Eater's Daughter was the      bestselling YA debut of 2015 and was shortlisted for the Waterstones      Prize and the Branford Boase Award?\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204340449458,"sku":"9781407180298","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/products\/9781407180298_860432cb-1d7d-4977-9098-1d15e0da26c3.jpg?v=1705404586","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781407180298","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}