{"product_id":"9781934137932","title":"The Surfacing","description":"\u003cb\u003eOprah.com “Fresh Pick for Your Fall Book-Club Meeting”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gratifyingly defies expectations.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] harrowing Arctic adventure.” —\u003cb\u003eOprah.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Bellevue Literary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173878907120,"sku":"9781934137932","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781934137932_p0.jpg?v=1763641550","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781934137932","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}