{"product_id":"waterland-introduction-by-tim-binding-everymans-library-contemporary-classics-series-0375712372","title":"Waterland: Introduction by Tim Binding (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0375712372\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Swift, Graham\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGraham Swifts 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.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 II, among other things-throws light onto the dark circumstances of the current day, revealing how his wifes 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.Introduction by Tim Bunding\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67877543903520,"sku":"NEW0375712372","price":26.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71tTwZziuDL.jpg?v=1792465382","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/waterland-introduction-by-tim-binding-everymans-library-contemporary-classics-series-0375712372","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}