{"product_id":"the-watermark-9781685891916","title":"The Watermark","description":"\u003cb\u003eA quirky, literary love story like no other, one that veers wildly from contemporary Britain to Soviet Russia to a bizarre but recognizable future, from one of the UK's hottest young novelists...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRachel and Jaime: their story isn't simple. It might not even be their story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAugustus Fate, a once-lauded novelist and now renowned recluse, is struggling with his latest creation. But when Jaime and Rachel stumble into his remote cottage, he spies opportunity, imprisoning them inside his novel-in-progress. Now, the fledgling couple must try to find their way back home through a labyrinthine network of novels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd as they move from Victorian Oxford to a utopian Manchester, a harsh Russian winter to an AI-dominated near-future, so too does the narrative of their relationship change time and again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether, they must figure out if this relationship of so many presents can have any future at all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Watermark\u003c\/i\u003e is a heart-stopping exploration of the narratives we cling to in the course of a life, and the tendency of the world to unravel them. Kaleidoscopic and wildly imaginative, it asks: how can we truly be ourselves, when Fate is pulling the strings?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13145493\"\u003eSam Mills\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Melville House Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685891916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1685891918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC028080\"\u003eTime Travel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC055000\"\u003eDystopian\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC080000\"\u003eMultiple Timelines\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSam Mills is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Quiddity of Will Self\u003c\/i\u003e, along with three young adult novels, including the award-winning \u003ci\u003eBlackout\u003c\/i\u003e. Her memoir about being a carer, \u003ci\u003eThe Fragments of My Father, \u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2020. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMills has written for a number of publications, including the \u003ci\u003eGuardian, Independent, 3 AM \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLondon Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the co-founder of the independent press Dodo Ink and lives in London looking after her father and cat.","brand":"Melville House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380527984779,"sku":"9781685891916","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_e4e73298-8f17-43b9-8758-97692678ec13.jpg?v=1760546139","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-watermark-9781685891916","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}