{"product_id":"the-polite-act-of-drowning-1","title":"The Polite Act of Drowning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn elegant, atmospheric, emotional coming-of-age novel with themes of generational trauma, sexual identity and coping with mental illness at its heart, as well as the silence of women drowning in plain view in their daily lives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Polite Act of Drowning\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful and captivating novel, lyrical and sensuous, a precise and faithful evocation of the tumult and trauma of family life, and of emergence into adulthood, and the confrontation of truths about ourselves and the people we love' - Donal Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichigan, 1985.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe drowning of a teenage girl causes ripples in the small town of Kettle Lake, though for most the waters settle quickly. For sixteen year old Joanne Kennedy, however, the tragedy dredges up untold secrets and causes her mother to drift farther from reality and her family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen troubled newcomer Lucinda arrives in town, she offers Joanne a chance of real friendship, and together the teenagers push against the boundaries of family, self-image, and their sexuality during the tension of a long, stifling summer. But the undercurrents of past harms continuously threaten to drag Joanne and those around her under...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eWhere the Crawdads Sing\u003c\/i\u003e by Delia Owen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bonnier Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47823615263064,"sku":"9781804182215","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781804182215.jpg?v=1778553948","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/the-polite-act-of-drowning-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}