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Fire Down Below: Introduced by Kate Mosse
William Golding
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Description for Fire Down Below: Introduced by Kate Mosse
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Introduced by Kate Mosse, lose yourself in an epic naval journey in the final novel in the Booker Prize-winning historical fiction Sea Trilogy by the author of Lord of the Flies.
I think there has been death in my hands.
On the last stretch of its epic voyage from England to Australia, a disintegrating warship inches towards land. But there are still trials ahead, as the vessel is smashed against an ice cliff and blasted by a great storm, while the claustrophobic passengers battle erotic desires, masculine rivalry and violent power struggles - all experiencing a sea change ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571371679
SKU
9780571371679
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About William Golding
William Golding (1911 - 1993) was born in Cornwall and educated at Marlborough Grammar School and Brasenose College, Oxford. Before becoming a writer, he was an actor, small-boat sailor, musician and schoolteacher. In 1940 he joined the Royal Navy and took part in the D-Day operation and liberation of Holland. Lord of the Flies, his first novel, was rejected by ... Read more
Reviews for Fire Down Below: Introduced by Kate Mosse
'The best novel I've read this year ... The language fizzes and spits.' - Daily Telegraph 'Awesome ... Ambivalent, unresolved, walking a tightrope between reason and spirituality, tragedy and comedy ... So compelling and disturbing.' - Victoria Glendinning