{"product_id":"9780374619572","title":"The Wayfinder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Most Anticipated Book of the Fall: \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An epic of extraordinary abundance . . . modern and mythological. . . wondrous enough to endure.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A powerful and original epic . . . Deadly politics, tragic romance and dangerous sea journeys keep the drama at a spirited boil.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA historical epic about a girl from a remote Tongan island who becomes her people's queen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eTalking corpses, poetic parrots, and a fan that wafts the breath of life—this is the world young Kōrero finds herself thrust into when a mysterious visitor lands on her island, a place so remote its inhabitants have forgotten the word for \u003ci\u003estranger\u003c\/i\u003e. Her people are desperate and on the brink of starvation, and the wayward stranger offers them an impossible choice: they can remain in the only home they’ve ever known and await the uncertainty to come, or Kōrero can join him and venture into unfamiliar waters, guided by only the night sky and his assurance of a bountiful future in the Kingdom of Tonga. What Kōrero and her people don’t know is that the promised refuge is no utopia—instead, Tonga is an empire at war and on the verge of collapse, a place where brains are regularly liberated from skulls and souls get trapped in coconuts with some frequency.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe perils of Tonga are compounded by a royal feud: loyalties are shifting, graves are being opened, and everyone lives in fear of a jellyfish tattoo. Here, survival can rest on a perfectly performed dance or the acceptance of a cup of kava. Together, the stranger and Kōrero embark upon an epic voyage—one that will deliver them either to salvation or to the depths of the Pacific.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvoking the grandeur of \u003ci\u003eWolf Hall\u003c\/i\u003e and the splendor of \u003ci\u003eShōgun\u003c\/i\u003e, the Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Adam Johnson conjures oral history, restores the natural world, and locates what’s best in humanity. Toweringly ambitious and breathtakingly immersive, \u003ci\u003eThe Wayfinder\u003c\/i\u003e is an instant, timeless classic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adam Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Hardback With dust jacket","offer_id":50000664985957,"sku":"9780374619572","price":42.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/2651\/2997\/files\/BNCImageAPI_45822b1f-0f52-422a-b6e3-63e9fcfd3bed.jpg?v=1761365765","url":"https:\/\/www.commonplaceingersoll.ca\/products\/9780374619572","provider":"Commonplace Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}