{"product_id":"9781398561571","title":"The Wayfinder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Orphan Master's Son, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ewinner of the Pulitzer Prize, and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFortune Smiles, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ewinner of the US National Book Award, an epic masterpiece named one of 'Ten Best Books of 2025' by the\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Wall Street Journal \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eand the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Awesome… This astonishing novel, at once so primeval and so sophisticated, pulses with the same hopes and terrors that first pricked our imaginations around a fire as the sun set - a tapestry of South Pacific myth, archetypal quest, political allegory, environmental jeremiad and feminist revision that feels both ancient and impossibly relevant.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An epic of extraordinary abundance… modern and mythological… wondrous enough to endure' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a mysterious visitor lands on her island, a place so remote its inhabitants have forgotten the word for \u003ci\u003estranger, \u003c\/i\u003eyoung Korero finds herself thrust into a terrifying and magical world. 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 Korero 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Korero and her people don't know is that the promised refuge is no utopia - Tonga is an empire at war and on the verge of collapse, a place where brains are regularly liberated from skulls and souls may become trapped in coconuts.\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 Korero 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\u003eShogun\u003c\/i\u003e, Pulitzer Prizewinning 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\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Summit Books UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57231425208693,"sku":"9781398561571","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781398561571.jpg?v=1779967363","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781398561571","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}