{"product_id":"the-house-on-buzzards-bay-9780593833179b","title":"The House on Buzzards Bay","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen a group of old college friends reunites for a summer vacation at a beach house in coastal Massachusetts, a sudden disappearance and the arrival of a seductive stranger threaten to unearth the darkest secrets of their relationships.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs they hurtle into midlife, Jim and his closest college friends get together to rekindle the bonds of their friendship in his family’s beautiful, generations-old vacation home along Buzzards Bay, the demands of work and family having caused them to drift apart over recent years. But what begins as a quiet and restorative seaside escape takes a darker turn when Bruce, an aloof but successful writer, disappears from the house without a trace, sending the group into an uneasy tension.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, a series of mysterious break-ins besets the town, which is the site of an old Spiritualist campground turned idyllic fishing village. After a series of uncanny disturbances at the house, Jim can’t help but feel that someone—or something—is watching them from the other side of the marsh. And with the arrival of a strange, seductive guest at their home, the group begins to question the very nature of their experiences—along with their already precarious ties with one other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe House on Buzzards Bay\u003c\/i\u003e, Dwyer Murphy returns with a chilling, atmospheric page-turner that explores the bonds of friendship, the growing accumulation of life's responsibilities, and whether our youthful dreams can endure the complexities of adulthood.\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e“Gothic chill wafts like ocean mist throughout this tale of college friends reuniting at an old house one them has inherited.” —Maureen Corrigan, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eNPR’s Fresh Air\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Viking Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42992432709712,"sku":"9780593833179B","price":13.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-house-on-buzzards-bay-9780593833179b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}