{"product_id":"save-our-souls-the-true-story-of-a-castaway-family-treachery-and-murder-9780063433526","title":"Save Our Souls: The True Story of a Castaway Family, Treachery, and Murder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Taking of Jemima Boone\u003c\/em\u003e, the unbelievable true story of a real-life Swiss Family Robinson (and their dog) who faced sharks, shipwreck, and betrayal.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn December 10, 1887, a shark fishing boat disappeared. On board the doomed vessel were the Walkers--the ship's captain Frederick, his wife Elizabeth, their three teenage sons, and their dog--along with the ship's crew. The family had spotted a promising fishing location when a terrible storm arose, splitting their vessel in two and leaving those onboard adrift on the perilous sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the castaways awoke the next morning, they discovered they had been washed ashore--on an island inhabited by a large but ragged and emaciated man who introduced himself as Hans. Hans appeared to have been there for a while and could quickly educate the Walkers and their crew on the island's resources. But Hans had a secret . . . and as the Walker family gradually came to learn more, what seemed like a stroke of luck to have the mysterious man's assistance became something ominous, something darker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike David Grann and Stacy Schiff, Matthew Pearl unveils one of the most incredible yet little-known historical true stories, and the only known instance in history of an actual family of castaways. \u003cem\u003eSave Our Souls\u003c\/em\u003e asks us to consider who we might become if we found ourselves trapped on a deserted island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePearl, Matthew:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Pearl\u003c\/strong\u003e's books have been international and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestsellers and have been translated into more than thirty languages. His nonfiction has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSlate\u003c\/em\u003e, and he edits \u003cem\u003eTruly*Adventurous\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. He has been chosen as Best Author in \u003cem\u003eBoston \u003c\/em\u003emagazine's \"Best of Boston\" issue and received the Massachusetts Book Award for Fiction. He lived in the Boston area for many years and now lives in Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Large Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51186667356434,"sku":"9780063433526","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ee76cef2-f8e6-4e08-b9ad-13278664f30c.jpg?v=1767094698","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/save-our-souls-the-true-story-of-a-castaway-family-treachery-and-murder-9780063433526","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}