{"product_id":"night-swimmer-9781451625301","title":"Night Swimmer","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn \"evocative and often lyrical\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e) novel about a young American couple who win a pub on the southernmost tip of Ireland and become embroiled in the local violence and intrigue.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Night Swimmer\u003c\/i\u003e, Matt Bondurant's utterly riveting modern gothic novel of marriage and belonging, confirms his gift for storytelling that transports and enthralls.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a small town on the southern coast of Ireland, an isolated place only frequented by fishermen and the occasional group of bird-watchers, Fred and Elly Bulkington, newly arrived from Vermont having won a pub in a contest, encounter a wild, strange land shaped by the pounding storms of the North Atlantic, as well as the native resistance to strangers. As Fred revels in the life of a new pubowner, Elly takes the ferry out to a nearby island where anyone not born there is called a \"blow-in.\" To the disbelief of the locals, Elly devotes herself to open-water swimming, pushing herself to the limit and crossing unseen boundaries that drive her into the heart of the island's troubles--the mysterious tragedy that shrouds its inhabitants and the dangerous feud between an enigmatic farmer and a powerful clan that has no use for outsiders. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe poignant unraveling of a marriage, the fierce beauty of the natural world, the mysterious power of Irish lore, and the gripping story of strangers in a strange land rife with intrigue and violence--\u003ci\u003eThe Night Swimmer \u003c\/i\u003eis a novel of myriad enchantments by a writer of extraordinary talent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Bondurant\u003c\/b\u003e's second novel \u003ci\u003eThe Wettest County in the World\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Pick, one of the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle'\u003c\/i\u003es Best 50 Books of the Year, and has been made into a major motion picture retitled \u003ci\u003eLawless\u003c\/i\u003e, to be released in August 2012. His first novel \u003ci\u003eThe Third Translation\u003c\/i\u003e was an international bestseller, translated into fourteen languages worldwide. He currently lives in Texas.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50669608665362,"sku":"9781451625301","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a4cc08a7-dbad-45c6-917b-17a3e95c1abf.jpg?v=1733762147","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/night-swimmer-9781451625301","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}