{"product_id":"the-catch","title":"The Catch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA darkly whimsical debut about women daring to live and create with impunity. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwin sisters Clara and Dempsey have always struggled to relate, their familial bond severed after their mother vanished into the Thames.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn adulthood, they are content to be all but estranged, until Clara sees a woman who looks exactly like their mother on the streets of London. The catch: this version of Serene, aged not a day, has enjoyed a childless life. Clara, a celebrity author in desperate need of validation, believes Serene is their mother, while Dempsey, isolated and content to remain so, believes she is a con woman.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs they clash over this stranger, the sisters hurtle toward an altercation that threatens their very existence, forcing them to finally confront their pasts--together. In her riveting first foray into fiction, Yrsa Daley-Ward conjures a kaleidoscopic multiverse of daughterhood and mother-want, exploring the sacrifices that Black women must make for self-actualization. The result is a marvel of a debut novel that boldly asks, \"How can it ever, ever be a crime to choose yourself?\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yrsa Daley-Ward","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55970407448963,"sku":"9781804949085","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/SIMPLEWEBSITEPRODUCTIMAGE-2025-07-10T113937.181.png?v=1752144007","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/the-catch","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}