{"product_id":"brazzaville-beach-paperback","title":"Brazzaville Beach - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Boyd\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Utterly engaging....A novel of ideas, of big themes....William Boyd is a champion storyteller.\" - \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Boyd's classic \u003cem\u003eBrazzaville Beach\u003c\/em\u003e has been called as a \"bold seamless blend of philosophy and suspense...  that] nevertheless remains accessible to general readers on a level of pure entertainment.\" (\u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e). Released to coincide with Boyd's latest novel, \u003cem\u003eOrdinary Thunderstorms\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBrazzaville Beach\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of a British primate-researcher who relocates to war-torn Africa in the wake of her husband's tragic descent into mental illness. Intense, exhilarating, and engrossing, \u003cem\u003eBrazzaville Beach\u003c\/em\u003e is \"rich in action and thought,\" and William Boyd \"a writer who allows the scope of his work to expand to the point of bursting.\" (\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the heart of a civil war-torn African nation, primate researcher Hope Clearwater made a shocking discovery about apes and man. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung, alone, and far from her family in Britain, Hope Clearwater contemplates the extraordinary events that left her washed up like driftwood on Brazzaville Beach. It is here, on the distant, lonely outskirts of Africa, where she must come to terms with the perplexing and troubling circumstances of her recent past. For Hope is a survivor of the devastating cruelties of apes and humans alike. And to move forward, she must first grasp some hard and elusive truths: about marriage and madness, about the greed and savagery of charlatan science, and about what compels seemingly benign creatures to kill for pleasure alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 7.98 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 29, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52032445874477,"sku":"9780061956317","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/d1YyWlhxM1ZYdTM4ei9pZzJGSHd4dz09.webp?v=1777571429","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/brazzaville-beach-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}