{"product_id":"the-submission","title":"The Submission","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eSecond-Hand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eExcellent condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA novel that brilliantly interweaves the stories of characters, all of whom have been touched by the tragedy, with a rare emotional intensity. It’s a compelling and exhilarating debut.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the two years since the Twin Towers fell, Claire Harwell has reluctantly transformed from blissful wife-and-mother into an advocate for her fellow widows. In her latest – and hopefully final – act of service, she sits on a jury charged with selecting a fitting memorial for both those who died and those they left behind. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe one submission that captures her imagination is a sweeping, tranquil garden, a place of peace well-suited to both reflection and healing; but Claire’s sense of victory at successfully piloting the garden through the selection committee is short lived when the anonymous architect is revealed to be Mo (as in ‘–hammad’) Khan, an enigmatic Muslim who feels no need to speak for the one-and-a-half billion who share his faith, or to represent the beliefs of anyone but himself. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the ensuing public and media fallout rips open racial and religious wounds that have not been mended, but only mutually ignored, Claire must confront the widening gap between the woman she had always assumed herself to be and the one she now finds she has ultimately become.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amy Waldman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43089536123049,"sku":"","price":7.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/the-submission.webp?v=1685847656","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/the-submission","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}