{"product_id":"the-pursuit-of-william-abbey-9780316316842","title":"The Pursuit of William Abbey","description":"\u003cb\u003eA hauntingly powerful novel about how the choices we make can stay with us forever, by the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe First Fifteen Lives of Harry August\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e84K\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSouth Africa in the 1880s. A young and naive English doctor by the name of William Abbey witnesses the lynching of a local boy by the white colonists. As the child dies, his mother curses William.\u003cbr\u003eWilliam begins to understand what the curse means when the shadow of the dead boy starts following him across the world. It never stops, never rests. It can cross oceans and mountains. And if it catches him, the person he loves most in the world will die.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGripping, moving, and thought-provoking, \u003ci\u003eThe Pursuit of William Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e proves once again that Claire North is one of the most innovative voices in modern fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrevious books by Claire North: \u003ci\u003eThe First Fifteen Lives of Harry August\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTouch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sudden Appearance of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe End of the Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e84K\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gameshouse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ePrevious books written as Kate Griffin: Matthew Swift novels: \u003ci\u003eA Madness of Angels\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Mayor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Neon Court\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Minority Council\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMagicals Anonymous novels: \u003ci\u003eStray Souls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Glass God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Orbit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316316842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.40w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2019 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/23\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2019 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/25\/2019 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Claire North","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916850991285,"sku":"9780316316842","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f16f0cae-2a51-40bf-8f9c-c9ebd372b03b.jpg?v=1687272181","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-pursuit-of-william-abbey-9780316316842","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}