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The Surfacing

Cormac James
4.5
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Duration
15h 40m
Year
2015
Language
English
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing

About

Far 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.A harrowing tale of psychological fortitude against impossible odds, The Surfacing is also a beautifully told story of one man's transformative journey toward fatherhood.

Related Subjects

  • Literary
  • Adult Fiction
  • Sea Stories
  • General
  • Historical

Reviews

"The great topic of Cormac James' The Surfacing 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."
Colum McCann, New York Times bestselling author of Transatlantic
"Cormac James' writing is very assured, with a harsh poetic edge. His evocations of barren landscape, sea weather, pack ice, and frozen skies are powerful and compelling."
Rose Tremain, internationally bestselling author of Restoration
"There are unforgettable descriptions of the creaking, shifting, endless ice, and the contrast with the warmth of a growing new life is very well done."
Times (London)

Artists

Cormac JamesAuthor
Chris MacDonnellReader