{"product_id":"the-surfacing-paperback","title":"The Surfacing - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCormac James\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Irish novelist Cormac James's \"vivid, hypnotic, and acutely piercing\" (Colum McCann) North American debut, a ship's lieutenant discovers a stowaway, pregnant with his child, while battling crushing Arctic ice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An extraordinary novel, combining a powerful narrative with a considered and poetic use of language. . . . Reading the book, I recalled the dramatic natural landscape of Jack London and the wild untamed seas of William Golding.\" --\u003cb\u003eJohn Boyne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFar from civilization, on the hunt for Sir John Franklin's recently lost Northwest Passage expedition, Lieutenant Morgan and his crew find themselves trapped in ever-hardening Arctic ice that threatens to break apart their ship. When Morgan realizes that a stowaway will give birth to his child in the frozen wilderness, he finds new clarity and courage to lead his men across a bleak expanse as shifting, stubborn, and treacherous as human nature itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA harrowing tale of psychological fortitude against impossible odds, \u003ci\u003eThe Surfacing\u003c\/i\u003e is also a beautifully told story of one man's transformative journey toward fatherhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCormac James\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Cork, Ireland, and lives in Montpellier, France, with his wife and son. \u003ci\u003eThe Surfacing\u003c\/i\u003e is his North American debut novel.\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 1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769945555232,"sku":"9781934137925","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d99e83250a2a4b30e0d715a295af7a2c.webp?v=1780360509","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-surfacing-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}