{"product_id":"the-night-swimmer-9781451625301","title":"The Night Swimmer","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn \"evocative and often lyrical\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e) novel about a young American couple who win a pub on the southernmost tip of Ireland and become embroiled in the local violence and intrigue.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Night Swimmer\u003c\/i\u003e, Matt Bondurant's utterly riveting modern gothic novel of marriage and belonging, confirms his gift for storytelling that transports and enthralls. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a small town on the southern coast of Ireland, an isolated place only frequented by fishermen and the occasional group of bird-watchers, Fred and Elly Bulkington, newly arrived from Vermont having won a pub in a contest, encounter a wild, strange land shaped by the pounding storms of the North Atlantic, as well as the native resistance to strangers. As Fred revels in the life of a new pubowner, Elly takes the ferry out to a nearby island where anyone not born there is called a \"blow-in.\" To the disbelief of the locals, Elly devotes herself to open-water swimming, pushing herself to the limit and crossing unseen boundaries that drive her into the heart of the island's troubles--the mysterious tragedy that shrouds its inhabitants and the dangerous feud between an enigmatic farmer and a powerful clan that has no use for outsiders. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe poignant unraveling of a marriage, the fierce beauty of the natural world, the mysterious power of Irish lore, and the gripping story of strangers in a strange land rife with intrigue and violence--\u003ci\u003eThe Night Swimmer \u003c\/i\u003eis a novel of myriad enchantments by a writer of extraordinary talent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/07\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451625301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Matt Bondurant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36651366908060,"sku":"9781451625301","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_49c374de-1df3-48b8-a81e-659276db9083.jpg?v=1603877496","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-night-swimmer-9781451625301","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}