{"product_id":"gwens-misery-beach-cottage-book-one","title":"Gwen's Misery Beach Cottage — Book One","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;color:#0b2433;line-height:1.75;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f8f3e9;border-top:6px solid #e77450;padding:28px;border-radius:4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:12px;letter-spacing:3px;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003eMisery Beach • Book One\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;color:#0b2433;font-size:30px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 20px;\"\u003eShe came to the coast to start over. Then the world changed.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNewly divorced and ready for a quieter life, Gwen moves into her parents’ beach cottage on the coast of Western Australia. Her son is away at university. Her future is finally her own. And a curly-coated rescue cat named Canary is making herself at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen distant asteroid impacts send disaster across the ocean. With the power out, the roads blocked, and no way to reach her son, Gwen must find the courage to step beyond the cottage door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat begins as a search for supplies brings unexpected friendships—and the discovery that the woman she used to be is still there, ready to fight for a life worth living.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA warm, character-driven story of survival, second chances, and the small comforts that help us carry on.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"border-top:1px solid #d8d2c8;padding-top:16px;font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA note for returning readers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Previously published as \u003cem\u003eGwen’s Misery Beach Cottage\u003c\/em\u003e in the \u003cem\u003eDisasters in a Jar\u003c\/em\u003e series. This is the same story, presented as Book One of \u003cem\u003eMisery Beach\u003c\/em\u003e with a new cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;letter-spacing:1px;margin-top:20px;\"\u003eMISERY BEACH  •  A. R. SHAW\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"A.R. Shaw","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":48254424056006,"sku":"Gwens Misery Beach Cottage","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":48254424023238,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48254424088774,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0104\/2487\/7141\/files\/misery-beach-book-one-cottage.png?v=1791343652","url":"https:\/\/arshawbooks.com\/products\/gwens-misery-beach-cottage-book-one","provider":"ARShawBooks.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}