Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. The north water royal society of literature encore award for best second novel of the year 2017. Keatings irishaccented voice shifts to fit each of the motley characters who populate the book from the disgraced and opiumaddicted surgeon, patrick sumner, to his shipmate, the irredeemably evil henry drax, and various other sailors. Brownlee has agreed with the owner to wreck the vessel for insurance when it reaches the north water in baffin bay. Ian grew up in east yorkshire, and studied at the university of manchester in england and the university of virginia in the united states.
Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet. A mercilesss novel of survival and morality, the north water a novel by ian mcguire takes the reader into the minds of the crew of a whaling ship leaving yorkshire, en route to the arctic circle. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. The north water by ian mcguire, 9781471151255, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The north water the north water audiobook, by ian mcguire. The north water ebook by ian mcguire 9781627795951 rakuten. Ron rash, new york times bestselling author of serena and above the waterfall the north water is a whaling novel in the same way that blood meridian is a western. Not a huge difference, but one that might influence your decision or whether or not to check out this book. A novel is great publication for you because the content which can be full of.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. A man joins a whaling ship bound for the arctic circle. He delves in his pocket, but all he finds there are bread crumbs, a jackknife, and a halfpenny coin. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. The north water is a whaling novel in the same way that blood meridian is a western. The north water new york times 10 best books of 2016. Jan 17, 2017 sumner, a disgraced surgeon with a murky history, is aboard a whaling ship bound for the north sea. However, i think there is an objective difference between the book i read and this blurb. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the north water. Much of the action is seen through the eyes of ships surgeon patrick sumner, who has a laudanum habit and carries a dark secret from his service with the british military in india. Ian mcguire grew up near hull and studied at the university of manchester and the university of virginia, usa. The north water by ian mcguire, a historical fictionthriller, is told from an omniscient narrator focusing on the point of view of.
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Ian mcguire grew up near hull, england, and studied at the university of manchester and the university of virginia in the united states. Buy a cheap copy of the north water book by ian mcguire. Ian mcguire is married and lives with his wife and two children in manchester. The novel opens in hull where the industry is under threat with paraffin and. Read free book excerpt from the north water by ian mcguire, page 3 of 4. Citations from this study guide refer to the paperback edition of the north water, published by henry holt and company, 2016. Feb 11, 2016 ian mcguire grew up near hull and studied at the university of manchester and the university of virginia, usa.
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