{"product_id":"restoration-9781959524199","title":"Restoration by Davis, Carol","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat does it mean to rebuild something that time has nearly erased? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA literary novel about grief, inheritance, and the quiet ways the past shapes the structures we build--and the ones we must rebuild. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1984, an American architect travels to rural England to oversee the restoration of a centuries-old barn. The assignment promises professional challenge and a welcome escape from the unresolved tensions of her life at home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eBut the work quickly becomes something more complicated.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As she begins uncovering the building's layered history--old foundations, forgotten rooms, and the stories embedded in its beams--letters from the past begin to surface, revealing a family history she never fully understood. The deeper she goes into the restoration, the more the project begins to mirror her own reckoning with grief, inheritance, and identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set against the quiet beauty of the English countryside, \u003ci\u003eRestoration\u003c\/i\u003e is a richly textured literary novel about the ways the past lives inside the structures we inherit--both the physical ones we restore and the emotional ones we carry with us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carol Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rise Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781959524199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarol holds a BA in Art and Architectural History and an MFA in Writing and Literature. Her work as a researcher, archivist, teacher, and writer has taken her into close collaboration with architects and art conservators in New York City, Los Angeles, and London. She lives between New York City and the Berkshires. \u003ci\u003eRestoration\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Rise Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67715167551641,"sku":"9781959524199","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/9781959524199.jpg?v=1792099082","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/restoration-9781959524199","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}