{"product_id":"starling-9781914148255","title":"Starling","description":"\u003cp\u003eStarling can trap a rabbit, cook a meal from a hedge and hear a bailiff coming from a mile off. All she has ever known is a nomadic existence, traveling in a converted van with Mar, her strong-willed mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Mar has cut them off from their community, and this winter they're stuck in deep mud in a wood, with no fuel, no money and no friends. One morning, without explanation, Mar leaves and doesn't come back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUtterly alone, Starling must learn to survive without her mother and build a life on her own terms. An offer to stay with an old friend draws her into a more conventional way of living - but can rootless Starling ever find a place where she truly belongs?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15243214\"\u003eSarah Jane Butler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fairlight Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 5.04w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914148255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1914148258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC043000\"\u003eComing of Age\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC077000\"\u003eNature \u0026amp; the Environment\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Jane Butler\u003c\/b\u003e grew up on the edge of Southborough Common in Kent. She studied languages at university and spent time living in France and Spain. Her short stories have appeared in literary journals and anthologies, and her story \u003ci\u003eThe Swimmer\u003c\/i\u003e was included in \u003ci\u003eBest British Short Stories 2011\u003c\/i\u003e. She has twice won the 26 Project Writer's Award, most recently in 2021 for her poem \u003ci\u003eFlow\u003c\/i\u003e, and has performed her work in pubs, a festival tent and a disused light vessel. \u003ci\u003eStarling\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel. As well as writing fiction, she is a copywriter and communications consultant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fairlight Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44454565445869,"sku":"9781914148255","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_5387015a-e559-4860-bcb0-369668c0cab5.jpg?v=1700377501","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/starling-9781914148255","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}