{"product_id":"the-north-water-paperback","title":"The North Water - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan McGuire\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow an AMC+ original miniseries event starring Colin Farrell and Jack O'Connell! A nineteenth-century whaling ship sets sail for the Arctic with a killer aboard in this dark, sharp, and highly original tale that grips like a thriller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e's 10 Best Books of the Year, and named a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The New Statesman, Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, and The Chicago Public Library \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBehold the man: stinking, drunk, and brutal. Henry Drax is a harpooner on the \u003ci\u003eVolunteer\u003c\/i\u003e, a Yorkshire whaler bound for the rich hunting waters of the arctic circle. Also aboard for the first time is Patrick Sumner, an ex-army surgeon with a shattered reputation, no money, and no better option than to sail as the ship's medic on this violent, filthy, and ill-fated voyage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn India, during the Siege of Delhi, Sumner thought he had experienced the depths to which man can stoop. He had hoped to find temporary respite on the \u003ci\u003eVolunteer\u003c\/i\u003e, but rest proves impossible with Drax on board. The discovery of something evil in the hold rouses Sumner to action. And as the confrontation between the two men plays out amid the freezing darkness of an arctic winter, the fateful question arises: who will survive until spring? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith savage, unstoppable momentum and the blackest wit, Ian McGuire's \u003ci\u003eThe North Water\u003c\/i\u003e weaves a superlative story of humanity under the most extreme conditions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Bestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLonglisted for the Man Booker Prize \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the RSL Encore Award \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinalist for the Los Angeles Book Prize\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan McGuire\u003c\/b\u003e grew up near Hull, England, and studied at the University of Manchester and the University of Virginia in the United States. He is the cofounder and codirector of the University of Manchester's Centre for New Writing. He writes criticism and fiction, and his stories have been published in \u003ci\u003eChicago Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe North Water, \u003c\/i\u003e among other books\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772571549984,"sku":"9781250118141","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0c09d2f094b5cb479294eb529cdf853e.webp?v=1780408715","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-north-water-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}