The North Water by Ian Mcguire
A 19th-century whaling ship sets sail for the Arctic with a killer aboard in this dark, sharp and highly original novel, longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2016
'A stunning novel that snares the reader from the outset and keeps the tightest grip until its bitter end' -- Financial Times
'A novel that takes us to the limits of flesh and bloodUtterly convincing and compelling, remorselessly vivid and insidiously witty.' -- Martin Amis
'Horrifically gripping' -- Independent on Sunday
'Full of twists, turns, period detail and strong characters' -- The Times
'The North Water has exceptional power and energy' -- Sunday Times
'Terrific – seamed with pitch-black humour and possessed of a momentum that's kept up to the final scene' -- Daily Mail
'A superbly compelling suspense narrative' -- Irish Times
'A novel that takes us to the limits of flesh and bloodUtterly convincing and compelling, remorselessly vivid and insidiously witty.' -- Martin Amis
'Horrifically gripping' -- Independent on Sunday
'Full of twists, turns, period detail and strong characters' -- The Times
'The North Water has exceptional power and energy' -- Sunday Times
'Terrific – seamed with pitch-black humour and possessed of a momentum that's kept up to the final scene' -- Daily Mail
'A superbly compelling suspense narrative' -- Irish Times
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, the 2016 Man Booker-longlisted novel The North Water for which he won the Royal Society of Literature's Encore Award, and The Abstainer. White River Crossing is his latest novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781471151262 |
| ISBN 10 | 1471151263 |
| Title | The North Water |
| Author | Ian Mcguire |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Year published | 2017-01-26 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Encore Award 2017, Long-listed for Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2016 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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