{"product_id":"the-lip-by-charlie-carroll","title":"The Lip by Charlie Carroll","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA haunting debut novel of a young woman living on the edge in a Cornwall the tourists never see,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003estruggling\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith the aftermath of family tragedy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This unsparing debut novel portrays the unromantic side of Cornwall few visitors see and which so many novelists choose to overlook. Charlie Carroll inhabits his damaged heroine completely'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatrick Gale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003emoving and affecting novel about life on the edge, with a very special flavour of wild and rugged Cornwall.'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmma Stonex, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eTHE LAMPLIGHTERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAway from the hotels and holiday lets, there is an unseen side of Cornwall, where the shifting uncertainties of the future breed resentment and mistrust.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMelody Janie is hidden. She lives alone in a caravan in Bones Break: a small cliff-top on Cornwall's north coast. She spends her time roaming her territory, spying on passing tourists and ramblers, and remembering. She sees everything and yet remains unseen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, when a stranger enters her life, she is forced to confront not only him but the terrible tragedies of her past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lip\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a novel about childhood, isolation and mental health, told in the unique and unforgettable voice of Melody Janie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'All of this is Bones Break.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll of this is mine.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI know every inch of it; I know it as intimately as the seagulls. I stand at dead-centre, my feet teetering on the edge of the lip. Below, the thundering tattoo of waves on rock. Wind catches the tips of my hair, lifting them above my ribs: less force than it takes to knock me down; enough to make me right myself with a step to the left, and then another back again. Here on the lip, it is vital to know where my feet are.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eBook Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePublished: 14\/06\/2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eGenre: Fiction, Family, Emotions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePages: 373\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eDimensions: 198 x 129mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charlie Carroll","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52485734629686,"sku":"9781529334180","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/2811\/3956\/files\/Book_80_d3a0d973-64a4-4249-a51b-34ba642efa91.jpg?v=1753837276","url":"https:\/\/puzzlesrusmore.au\/products\/the-lip-by-charlie-carroll","provider":"booksrusandmore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}