{"product_id":"books-waterland-by-graham-swift","title":"Waterland","description":"\u003cp\u003eGraham Swift's extraordinary masterpiece--a finalist for the Booker Prize--WATERLAND weaves together eels and incest, ale-making and madness, the heartless sweep of history and a family romance as tormented as Greek tragedy into one epic story. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the flat, watery Fen Country of East Anglia, a passionate history teacher named Tom Crick is being forced into early retirement from the school where he has taught for thirty years. When a student rebelliously questions the value of the subject to which Tom has devoted his life, Tom responds with his own personal retrospective. His story--intertwined with the stories of the local wetlands, the French Revolution, and World War I, among other things--throws light onto the dark circumstances of the current day, revealing how his wife's tragic youth led to the events surrounding his forced retirement. A monumental tribute to the past, a gripping multigenerational family saga, and a powerful affirmation of the history of self, this exceptional novel illuminates the cycles of time in which we live. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIntroduction by Tim Bunding","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53480742584593,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780679739791.jpg?v=1777551897","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-waterland-by-graham-swift","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}