{"product_id":"the-house-on-buzzards-bay","title":"The House on Buzzards Bay","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Gothic chill wafts like ocean mist throughout this tale of college friends reuniting at an old house one them has inherited.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Maureen Corrigan, NPR's \u003ci\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.","brand":"Viking","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51942206275815,"sku":"9780593833179","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_e3fe8bf0-8c30-436a-8533-be88e8704cdf.jpg?v=1775247879","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-house-on-buzzards-bay","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}