{"product_id":"from-a-low-and-quiet-sea-9780143133247","title":"From a Low and Quiet Sea","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BOOK AWARD\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA moving novel of three men, each searching for something they have lost, from the award-winning and Man Booker nominated author Donal Ryan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Farouk, family is all. He has protected his wife and daughter as best he can from the war and hatred that has torn Syria apart. If they stay, they will lose their freedom, will become lesser persons. If they flee, they will lose all they have known of home, for some intangible dream of refuge in some faraway land across the merciless sea. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLampy is distracted; he has too much going on in his small town life in Ireland. He has the city girl for a bit of fun, but she's not Chloe, and Chloe took his heart away when she left him. There's the secret his mother will never tell him. His granddad's little sniping jokes are getting on his wick. And on top of all that, he has a bus to drive; those old folks from the home can't wait all day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe game was always the lifeblood coursing through John's veins: manipulating people for his enjoyment, or his enrichment, or his spite. But it was never enough. The ghost of his beloved brother, and the bitter disappointment of his father, have shadowed him all his life. But now that lifeblood is slowing down, and he's not sure if God will listen to his pleas for forgiveness. Three men, searching for some version of home, their lives moving inexorably towards a reckoning that will draw them all together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/17\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143133247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.60w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2018 pg. 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2018 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Donal Ryan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42935338336437,"sku":"9780143133247","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6b1b5bb5-cc16-49c5-8568-769a39935503.jpg?v=1688487728","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/from-a-low-and-quiet-sea-9780143133247","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}