{"product_id":"the-waves-2","title":"The Waves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecond-Hand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExcellent condition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVirginia Woolf wanted to write about the vast unknown uncertain continent that is the world and us in it' -Jeanette Winterson, from her introduction to The Waves.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Waves is an astonishingly beautiful and poetic novel. It begins with six children playing in a garden by the sea and follows their lives as they grow up and experience friendship, love and grief at the death of their beloved friend Percival.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeaving together soliloquies from the novel's six characters, Woolf delicately and expertly explores universal concepts such as individuality, the self, and community. A novel still as poignant today as it was when written.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegarded by many as her greatest work, The Waves is also seen as Virginia Woolf's response to the loss of her brother Thoby, who died when he was twenty-six.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #ff2a00;\" title=\"roseyravelstonbooks-Virginia-Woolf\" href=\"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com\/search?q=Virginia+Woolf\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com\/search?q=Virginia+Woolf\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\"\u003eMore books by Virginia Woolf\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Virginia Woolf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42948247650473,"sku":"","price":7.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/products\/9781784870843.jpg?v=1677885196","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/the-waves-2","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}