{"product_id":"close-quarters-9780374526368","title":"Close Quarters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo the Ends of the Earth, William Golding's great sea trilogy, presents the extraordinary story of a warship's troubled journey to Australia in the early 1800s. \u003ci\u003eClose Quarters \u003c\/i\u003emarks the sequel to the Man Booker Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eRites of Passage\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold through the pages of Edmund Talbot's journal--with equal measure of wit and disdain--it records the mounting tensions and growing misfortunes aboard the ancient ship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn instant maritime classic, and one of Golding's finest achievements, the trilogy was adapted into a major BBC\/PBS Masterpiece miniseries staring Benedict Cumberbatch, Jared Harris and Sam Neill. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo the Ends of the Earth: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. \u003ci\u003eRites of Passage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. \u003ci\u003eClose Quarters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. \u003ci\u003eFire Down Below\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Golding\u003c\/b\u003e (1911-93) was born in Cornwall, England. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1954 and became an international bestseller. In 1983, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50323787546898,"sku":"9780374526368","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_abf68be5-fb2e-4c8b-8f53-480b3410928d.jpg?v=1727661332","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/close-quarters-9780374526368","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}