{"product_id":"the-sea-john-banville-paperback","title":"The Sea -- John Banville, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBOOKER PRIZE WINNER - NATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003cstrong\u003e- An \"extraordinary meditation on mortality, grief, death, childhood and memory\" (\u003ci\u003eUSA Today) \u003c\/i\u003eabout a middle-aged Irishman who has gone back to the seaside to grieve the loss of his wife. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\n\nIn this luminous novel, John Banville introduces us to Max Morden, a middle-aged Irishman who has gone back to the seaside town where he spent his summer holidays as a child to cope with the recent loss of his wife. It is also a return to the place where he met the Graces, the well-heeled family with whom he experienced the strange suddenness of both love and death for the first time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat Max comes to understand about the past, and about its indelible effects on him, is at the center of this elegiac, gorgeously written novel--among the finest we have had from this masterful writer.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e John Banville\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\/15\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\" H x 5.2\" L x 0.6\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781400097029\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50751703482672,"sku":"9781400097029","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9781400097029_36ad12a8-d26c-4c00-81ef-bf93b6b00e26.jpg?v=1775242473","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/the-sea-john-banville-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}