The North Water: Now a major BBC TV series starring Colin Farrell, Jack O'Connell and Stephen Graham
Feb 2016 · Simon and Schuster
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NOW A MAJOR BBC TV SERIES STARRING COLIN FARRELL, JACK O'CONNELL AND STEPHEN GRAHAM
A ship sets sail with a killer on board . . .
1859. A man joins a whaling ship bound for the Arctic Circle. Having left the British Army with his reputation in tatters, Patrick Sumner has little option but to accept the position of ship's surgeon on this ill-fated voyage. But when, deep into the journey, a cabin boy is discovered brutally killed, Sumner finds himself forced to act. Soon he will face an evil even greater than he had encountered at the siege of Delhi, in the shape of Henry Drax: harpooner, murderer, monster . . .
'A tour de force' Hilary Mantel
'Riveting and darkly brilliant' Colm Tóibín
'One of my favourite books ever' Richard Osman
A ship sets sail with a killer on board . . .
1859. A man joins a whaling ship bound for the Arctic Circle. Having left the British Army with his reputation in tatters, Patrick Sumner has little option but to accept the position of ship's surgeon on this ill-fated voyage. But when, deep into the journey, a cabin boy is discovered brutally killed, Sumner finds himself forced to act. Soon he will face an evil even greater than he had encountered at the siege of Delhi, in the shape of Henry Drax: harpooner, murderer, monster . . .
'A tour de force' Hilary Mantel
'Riveting and darkly brilliant' Colm Tóibín
'One of my favourite books ever' Richard Osman
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4.5
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August 21, 2016
What a wonderful surprise this book was. It's totally gripping right from the get go and stays that way until the rather brilliant ending. The author does an incredible job of bringing a long gone era to life and the story is rich in detail and the atmosphere of Whaling culture in that time. The same can be said for the depictions of the environment and the bitter cold of the Arctic. The story is truly brutal in places but the violence never feels gratuitous. I really couldn't put it down. Fantastic!
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April 13, 2017
Thoroughly enjoyed reading this novel the characters were very real and the authors description of place and environment made you feel almost part of the story. Highly recommended.
Tony Callaghan
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August 31, 2016
A fantastic story, well told and written. It moves at a frenetic pace with drama at every turn. Excellent!
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About the author
Ian McGuire grew up near Hull and studied at the University of Manchester and the University of Virginia, USA. In 2007 he co-founded the University of Manchester's Centre for New Writing. He is the author of Incredible Bodies and the 2016 Man Booker-longlisted novel, The North Water, for which he won the Royal Society of Literature's Encore Award. The Abstainer is his third novel.
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