{"product_id":"storm-birdsbooks","title":"Storm Birds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This gripping novel is as good at describing the magnificent seascapes and the unforgiving elements as it is at examining the inner lives of the besieged crew, toiling ceaselessly against implacable nature\" -\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Gripping and Exciting\"\u003ci\u003e The Sunday Times BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn February 1959, several Icelandic trawlers were caught in a storm off Newfoundland's Grand Banks. What happened there is the inspiration for this novel. Not since \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Storm \u003c\/i\u003ehas there been a book which captures the sheer drama and terror of a crisis at sea. Karason is an exceptional storyteller, an Icelandic Erskine Caldwell or William Faulkner.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe side trawler Mafurinn is hit by a major storm just as they prepare to turn for home. Thirty-two men aboard, and a hold full of redfish. The sea is cold enough to kill a man in minutes, and the trawler quickly ices up in the biting frost and violent tempest. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe heavy icing weighs down the already fully laden craft, which is pummelled by one breaker after another - and here, out on the open sea, there is no exit route. Distress signals from other ships in the same circumstance and be heard from the fishing grounds around them. It is a battle of life and death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated from the Icelandic by Quentin Bates\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Karason, Einar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44048653222112,"sku":"","price":11.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_1c698c36-a5b9-49a9-80ed-641ce8042853.jpg?v=1686409909","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/storm-birdsbooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}