{"product_id":"landfalls-paperback","title":"Landfalls - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNaomi J. Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLong-listed for the NBCC's John Leonard Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eBest Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gripping story of a dramatic eighteenth-century voyage of discovery from Naomi J. Williams\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1785, the Lapérouse expedition left Brest with two frigates, more than two hundred men, and overblown ideals and expectations, in a brave attempt to circumnavigate the globe for science and the glory of France. This astonishingly inventive novel charts the course of their adventure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeeply grounded in historical fact but refracted through a powerful imagination, Naomi J. Williams's\u003ci\u003e Landfalls \u003c\/i\u003efollows the exploits and heartbreaks not only of the men on the ships but also of the people affected by the voyage--natives and other Europeans the explorers encountered, loved ones left waiting at home, and those who survived and remembered the expedition later. By turns comic, elegiac, and profound, \u003ci\u003eLandfalls\u003c\/i\u003e is an absorbing tale of the high seas and the world on the cusp of a new era.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNaomi J. Williams\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Northern California with her family. \u003ci\u003eLandfalls\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 06, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47240309932281,"sku":"9781250097491","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/UnhvczM0Y24rRks2dy9Qc20rSE9JQT09.webp?v=1768570018","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/landfalls-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}