{"product_id":"spartina-national-book-award-winner-paperback","title":"Spartina: National Book Award Winner - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Casey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 1989 National Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA classic tale of a man, a boat, and a storm, \u003cb\u003eSpartina\u003c\/b\u003e is the lyrical and compassionate story of Dick Pierce, a commercial fisherman along the shores of Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay. A kind, sensitive, family man, he is also prone to irascible outbursts against the people he must work for, now that he can no longer make his living from the sea. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePierce's one great passion, a fifty-foot fishing boat called \u003ci\u003eSpartina\u003c\/i\u003e, lies unfinished in his back yard. Determined to get the funds he needs to buy her engine, he finds himself taking a foolish, dangerous risk. But his real test comes when he must weather a storm at sea in order to keep his dream alive. Moving and poetic, \u003ci\u003eSpartina\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterly story of one man's ongoing struggle to find his place in the world.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 1989 National Book Award \u003cbr\u003eA classic tale of a man, a boat, and a storm, Spartina is the lyrical and compassionate\u003cbr\u003estory of Dick Pierce, a commercial fisherman along the shores of Rhode Island's\u003cbr\u003eNarragansett Bay. A kind, sensitive, family man, he is also prone to irascible outbursts\u003cbr\u003eagainst the people he must work for, now that he can no longer make his living from the\u003cbr\u003esea. \u003cbr\u003ePierce's one great passion, a fifty-foot fishing boat called \"Spartina, lies unfinished in\u003cbr\u003ehis back yard. Determined to get the funds he needs to buy her engine, he finds himself\u003cbr\u003etaking a foolish, dangerous risk. But his real test comes when he must weather a storm at\u003cbr\u003esea in order to keep his dream alive. Moving and poetic, Spartina is a masterly story of\u003cbr\u003eone man's ongoing struggle to find his place in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Casey is the author of \u003cb\u003eThe Half-life of Happiness\u003c\/b\u003e, naow available in hardcover from Knopf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 7.98 x 5.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Book Awards (1989)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755628495136,"sku":"9780375702686","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c407ccb2140ef85c0881f9ed986df139.webp?v=1780064065","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/spartina-national-book-award-winner-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}