New york times bestselling author of serena and above the waterfall. The report examines the relationships between agricultural policies in the north china plain, the approaches to water management that evolved from them, the quantity of water that was actually used, and the consequent groundwater depletion beneath luancheng county, hebei province, from 1949 to 2000. Find a library or download libby an app by overdrive. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Mcguire s focus of study and field of interest is american realist literature which is defined as. The language has a harsh, surprising beauty that contrasts the spectacular setting with the greedy, bankrupt men who force their way northward, armed with harpoons for. This worthy addition to maritime fiction genre has big ideas and a compelling story, writes paraic odonnell. Listen to an excerpt of ian mcguires the north water audiobook, read by john keating. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Henry drax is a harpooner on the volunteer, a yorkshire whaler bound for the rich hunting waters of the arctic circle. Ian mcguires the north water weaves a superlative story of humanity under the most extreme. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the north water. Longlisted for the man booker prize by ian mcguire from amazons fiction books store.
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It tells the story of a doomed whaling voyage in the 1850s. Ian mcguire writes with a poets attentiveness to detail, which infuses this dark and violent novel with an unsettling beauty. A nineteenthcentury whaling ship sets sail for the arctic with a killer aboard in this dark, sharp, and highly. With savage, unstoppable momentum and the blackest wit, ian mcguires the north water weaves a superlative story of humanity under the most. Ian mcguire grew up near hull and studied at the university of manchester and the university of virginia, usa. In 2007 he cofounded the university of manchesters centre for new writing. Ian mcguire s the north water is a historical novel about adventure on a whaling trip set in 1859. Longlisted for the man booker prize enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The north water, ian mcguires savage new novel about a 19thcentury arctic whaling expedition, is a great white shark of a book. Also aboard for the first time is patrick sumner, an exarmy surgeon with a shattered reputation, no money, and no better option than to sail as the ships medic on this violent, filthy, and illfated voyage. Mar 15, 2016 the north water is the rare novel capable of making a past time and place palpable.
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