{"product_id":"the-whale-at-the-end-of-the-world-9781474623414","title":"The Whale at the End of the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A gentle and uplifting tale of warding off apocalypse in a remote corner of Cornwall . . . charming' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A tremendously enjoyable book'\u003ci\u003e Independent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Bloody brilliant' Liz Fenwick, author of\u003ci\u003e The Cornish House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt all began with the whale. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a young man washes up on the sands of St Piran in Cornwall, it is clear to the villagers that this is not a regular day. What has brought him here? And what is the crisis only he understands, that threatens not only their community but all of civilisation? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a global pandemic on the horizon, and a whale lurking in the bay, the villagers of St Piran must band together to survive. Intimate, funny and heart-warming, John Ironmonger tells a compelling story about the important things that hold us together, and how hope can be found, even at the end of the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A warm-hearted book crammed with ideas . . . very, very good' \u003ci\u003eEmerald Street\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A compelling and unusual modern fable' Natasha Solomons, author of\u003ci\u003e Mr Rosenblum's List\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautiful, dark, uplifting' Kate Long, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Mother's Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Ironmonger was born and grew up in East Africa. He has a doctorate in zoology, and was once an expert on freshwater leeches. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Good Zoo Guide\u003c\/i\u003e and the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Notable Brain of Maximilian Ponder\u003c\/i\u003e (shortlisted for the 2012 Costa First Novel Prize and the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e's Not the Booker Prize), \u003ci\u003eThe Coincidence Authority \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Whale at the End of the World \u003c\/i\u003e(an international bestseller). He has also been part of a world record team for speed reading Shakespeare, has driven across the Sahara in a £100 banger, and once met Jared Diamond in a forest in the middle of Sumatra.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"George Weidenfeld \u0026 Nicholson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51779371499794,"sku":"9781474623414","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9d3372db-4071-40cf-830a-b6801df58de9.jpg?v=1765366827","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-whale-at-the-end-of-the-world-9781474623414","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}