{"product_id":"the-porpoise-paperback","title":"The Porpoise - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Haddon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a bravura feat of storytelling, Mark Haddon calls upon narratives ancient and modern to tell the story of Angelica, a young woman trapped in an abusive relationship with her father. When a young man named Darius discovers their secret, he is forced to escape on a boat bound for the Mediterranean. To his surprise he finds himself travelling backwards over two thousand years to a world of pirates and shipwrecks, of plagues and miracles and angry gods. Moving seamlessly between the past and the present, Haddon conjures the worlds of Angelica and her would-be savior in thrilling fashion. As profound as it is entertaining, \u003ci\u003eThe Porpoise \u003c\/i\u003eis a stirring and endlessly inventive novel from one of our finest storytellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Haddon is the author of the bestselling novels \u003ci\u003eThe Red House\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Spot of Bother\u003c\/i\u003e and of the story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Pier Falls\u003c\/i\u003e. His novel \u003ci\u003eThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time\u003c\/i\u003e won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for First Fiction and is the basis for the Tony Award-winning play. He is the author of a collection of poetry, \u003ci\u003eThe Talking Horse and the Sad Girl and the Village Under the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, and has won awards for both his radio dramas and his television screenplays. His play, \u003ci\u003ePolar Bears\u003c\/i\u003e, was produced by the Donmar Warehouse in 2010. He lives in Oxford, England. www.markhaddon.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769271976224,"sku":"9780525564409","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1c0ecbcdf9d3bd920a75daf73eee313b.webp?v=1780344811","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-porpoise-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}