The Carp Castle: A Novel

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Synopsis
A band of misfits boards an airship to search for utopia, in this novel by the author of The Balloonist, a National Book Award finalist: &“A delight&” (Philip Pullman, author of The Amber Spyglass). An unemployed American metaphysician, a perpetually ill English nurse, a guilt-ridden German captain—they and a handful of others are about to board an airship called The League of Nations. Under the seductive spell of Moira, a mix of mystic, cult leader, and prophet, these haunted men and broken women will go in search of a mysterious polar promised land—but the journey may not take them where they expect it to . . . Set in the years after the First World War, this is a uniquely imaginative novel from an author praised by the Chicago Tribune as &“a gifted craftsman, a meticulous writer whose powers as a storyteller are as compelling as the sexual tensions he imagines.&” &“His sympathy for such a range of characters in their crazinesses, their various kinds of loneliness, their sheer comedy is wonderful. I think it&’s one of his very best.&” —Philip Pullman, author of The Amber Spyglass &“As stirring and beautiful as one of the airships that MacDonald Harris so obviously delighted in . . . Witty, sexy, surprising, and so generous to his cast of crackpots and con-artists and heartsore seekers.&” —Owen King, author of Double Feature &“[The author] weaves a magical web of words in his narrative of mysticism, séances and a dirigible named The League of Nations . . . The action is inspired and written in undeniably gorgeous prose.&” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Copyright:
2013

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
304 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781468308419
Related ISBNs:
9781468306941
Publisher:
ABRAMS, Inc.
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
The Estate of Donald Heiney
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Literature and Fiction
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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