{"product_id":"the-colony","title":"The Colony","description":"\u003ci\u003eHe handed the easel to the boatman, reaching down the pier wall towards the sea.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMr Lloyd has decided to travel to the island by boat without engine - the authentic experience. Unbeknownst to him, Mr Masson will also soon be arriving for the summer. Both will strive to encapsulate the truth of this place - one in his paintings, the other with his faithful rendition of its speech, the language he hopes to preserve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut the people who live here on this rock - three miles wide and half-a-mile long - have their own views on what is being recorded, what is being taken and what is given in return. Over the summer each of the women and men in the household this French and Englishman join is forced to question what they value and what they desire. At the end of the summer, as the visitors head home, there will be a reckoning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudrey Magee was born in Ireland and lives in Wicklow. Her first novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Undertaking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was short-listed for the Women's Prize for Fiction, for France's Festival du Premier Roman and for the Irish Book Awards. It was also nominated for the Dublin Literary Award and the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Undertaking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has been translated into ten languages and is being adapted for film.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44576034881623,"sku":"9780571367610","price":68.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/1665\/1863\/files\/51UjJQWkQJL._SX323_BO1_204_203_200.jpg?v=1793148740","url":"https:\/\/valuegrovia.shop\/products\/the-colony","provider":"Marlowe District","version":"1.0","type":"link"}