{"product_id":"the-gulf-of-lions-9780063421073","title":"The Gulf of Lions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"What a deliciously irresistible novel! This book is a five-star read. I guarantee you'll love it.\" -- Elin Hilderbrand\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A wry, aching, life-affirming novel about cancer, motherhood, and the mess of being human. Caitlin Shetterly writes with unsparing honesty and grace. A tour de force.\" -- Christina Baker Kline\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003ePete and Alice in Maine \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a standalone and evocative sequel about a mother who, recovering from the trauma of breast cancer and a mastectomy, takes a once-in-a-lifetime trip across France with her two daughters. In France, she finds out what it means to fully live.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReconciling with her husband after a betrayal and recovering from a yearlong battle with breast cancer, Alice longs for an escape from the trials of everyday life. When the opportunity arises for a once-in-a-lifetime camping trip across France, she packs up her daughters, hoping it's the new start she so desperately needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlice, teenage Sophie, and young Iris begin their odyssey in the French Alps, entering a foreign world they did not know existed: beautiful people, luscious food, and sensual temptations. It's a freeing experience--exploring the countryside, sleeping beneath the stars, reveling in the sights and scents of nature. For the first time since her diagnosis, Alice starts to feel alive, less afraid of dying, and less angry about her husband's affair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as the family continues south, traveling through Provence, where they camp on the Gulf of Lions, an area of the Mediterranean known for wild, roaring winds and purple fields of lavender, they start to unravel the yarn that binds them together. By the time they head to the charred Pyrenees, and then back across France to stay in a castle that sits on the confluence of two rivers, Alice worries that the trip might have been a disastrous and reckless mistake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful meditation on womanhood, personhood, exploration, survival and sexual awakenings, \u003ci\u003eThe Gulf of Lions\u003c\/i\u003e is a breathtaking and emotionally resonant story that plumbs the eternal question: What, in the end, will keep a family from falling apart?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Caitlin Shetterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.80w x 1.12d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063421073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShetterly, Caitlin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCaitlin Shetterly\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eModified, Made for You and Me, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003ePete and Alice in Maine. \u003c\/em\u003eShe the editor of the bestselling \u003cem\u003eFault Lines: Stories of Divorce\u003c\/em\u003e. She won the Maine Literary Award for \u003cem\u003eModified \u003c\/em\u003ein 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer work has been featured in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Magazine, Orion, Elle, Self, \u003c\/em\u003e the\u003cem\u003e Boston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMedium, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eLitHub, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eRomper\u003c\/em\u003e, and on \u003cem\u003eOprah.com\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as on \u003cem\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHidden Brain\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStudio 360, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eWeekend Edition\u003c\/em\u003e and various other public radio shows. She an editor-at-large for \u003cem\u003eFrenchly, \u003c\/em\u003e a French arts and culture online news magazine. A Maine native, she graduated with honors from Brown University and now lives with her two sons and husband in her home state. Caitlin is passionately committed to helping preserve, in every way she can, the peace of wild things. www.caitlinshetterly.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Caitlin Shetterly \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48351883591837,"sku":"9780063421073","price":34.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e679d77c-e2ad-4376-90b8-6b8487aec8d3.jpg?v=1779983561","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-gulf-of-lions-9780063421073","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}