{"product_id":"9780857529374","title":"The Island of Mists and Miracles","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the international bestseller,  The Mad Women's Ball,  a hugely atmospheric novel for fans of Elizabeth Strout and Annie E Proulx.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSometimes the truth lies in the things you cannot see.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn 1830 a young novice called Catherine Labouré was granted a vision of the Virgin Mary. Nearly 200 years later, Sister Anne is also waiting for a sign. Which is why she accepts a mission to go to a tiny community on an island just off the coast of Brittany. Her only companion there is a sceptical, chain-smoking older nun who just wants to be left in peace.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOn the island she meets Hugo, the son of a devout family who prefers to look for the meaning of life amid the stars; Madenn, a grandmother whose daughter was killed in a crash and who finds meaning in routine; Isaac, Madenn's grandson, an otherworldly teenager who doesn't fit in but who befriends Hugo, and Julia, a sickly child. If anyone needs a miracle, it is her.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut it is not Sister Anne who receives a vision. Instead it is Isaac who is found on a promontary, transfixed, unable to utter more than the words 'I see'. The event soon becomes headline news and the world descends on the small island, opening old wounds and unleashing a chain of events none of them could have foreseen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Victoria+Mas\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eVictoria Mas\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Victoria Mas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47378234310819,"sku":"9780857529374","price":355.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9780857529374_523513ec-ae9f-4b60-b618-adb11cb7e589.jpg?v=1776516489","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9780857529374","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}