{"product_id":"tristan-9780857428813","title":"Tristan","description":"\u003cb\u003eIntroducing a refreshing young French voice to English readers, this slim novel is both a riveting love story and an examination of humanity's assault on the natural world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After a seven-day journey on the South Atlantic Ocean aboard a lobster boat servicing Cape Town, Ida arrives on the island of Tristan. In the little island community, a village nestled on the slopes of a volcano whose only limits are the immense sky and the ocean, her bearings are gradually shifted as time slowly begins to expand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When a cargo ship runs aground near a neighboring island, spilling massive amounts of oil, there is suddenly frantic activity in the town. Ida eagerly joins a team of three men who go to the small island to rescue oil-drenched penguins. One night, one of the men walks her back to the cabin where she is staying. They experience a night of love that continues to grow on the secluded island. For two weeks away from the world--the sea is rough, no boat can come to pick them up--the dance of their bodies and their all-consuming love is their only horizon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Following the rhythm of the ocean and the untamed wind, Clarence Boulay brilliantly gives flesh to a dizzying sensation of sensual abandonment. \u003ci\u003eTristan\u003c\/i\u003e raises emotional sails and upends all certainty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780857428813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Clarence Boulay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41574371262645,"sku":"9780857428813","price":17.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_80f57490-4b86-4524-9371-d95da49d0506.jpg?v=1643693330","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/tristan-9780857428813","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}