{"product_id":"9781627795951","title":"The North Water: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e's 10 Best Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Man Booker Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the RSL Encore Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Los Angeles Book Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e New Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eChicago Public Library\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehold the man: stinking, drunk, and brutal. Henry Drax is a harpooner on the \u003ci\u003eVolunteer\u003c\/i\u003e, a Yorkshire whaler bound for the rich hunting waters of the arctic circle. Also aboard for the first time is Patrick Sumner, an ex-army surgeon with a shattered reputation, no money, and no better option than to sail as the ship's medic on this violent, filthy, and ill-fated voyage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn India, during the Siege of Delhi, Sumner thought he had experienced the depths to which man can stoop. He had hoped to find temporary respite on the \u003ci\u003eVolunteer\u003c\/i\u003e, but rest proves impossible with Drax on board. The discovery of something evil in the hold rouses Sumner to action. And as the confrontation between the two men plays out amid the freezing darkness of an arctic winter, the fateful question arises: who will survive until spring? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith savage, unstoppable momentum and the blackest wit, Ian McGuire's \u003ci\u003eThe North Water\u003c\/i\u003e weaves a superlative story of humanity under the most extreme conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holt, Henry \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181588267248,"sku":"9781627795951","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781627795951_p0.jpg?v=1763870881","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781627795951","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}