{"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\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-8275851\"\u003eCormac James\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bellevue Literary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\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\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781934137925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1934137928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC047000\"\u003eSea Stories\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCormac James\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Cork, Ireland, and lives in Montpellier, France, with his wife and son. He has published short fiction in \u003ci\u003eColumbia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e3rd Bed\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Dublin Review\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Surfacing\u003c\/i\u003e is his North American debut novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bellevue Literary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42642428625133,"sku":"9781934137925","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_7ee152af-306f-4560-9023-56964b583ff5.jpg?v=1649102630","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-surfacing-9781934137925","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}