{"product_id":"the-surfacing-9781934137925","title":"The Surfacing","description":"\u003cb\u003eOprah.com \"Fresh Pick for Your Fall Book-Club Meeting\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Gratifyingly defies expectations.\" --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" A] harrowing Arctic adventure.\" --\u003cb\u003eOprah.com\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA History of Loneliness\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The great topic of Cormac James' \u003ci\u003eThe Surfacing\u003c\/i\u003e is the reach of human possibility. The prose is calm, vivid, hypnotic, and acutely piercing. James is attuned to the psychological moment: this is a book about fatherhood and all its attendant terrors. It's a remarkable achievement.\" --\u003cb\u003eCOLUM McCANN\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eLet the Great World Spin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTransatlantic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bellevue Literary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781934137925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/09\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/19\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/16\/2015 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cormac James","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38014819532981,"sku":"9781934137925","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_91ec3387-2a2b-402d-8787-4544a1f237de.jpg?v=1609150363","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-surfacing-9781934137925","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}