LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025WINNER OF THE NERO BOOK AWARDS 2025SHORTLISTED FOR THE WINSTON GRAHAM HISTORICAL PRIZE 2026LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 2026A huge talent HILARY MANTELA magnificent writer DOUGLAS STUARTOne of the finest novelists of his generation THE TIMESThomas lives a slow, deliberate life with his mother in Longferry, working his grandpas trade as a shanker. He rises early to take his horse and cart to the grey, gloomy beach to scrape for shrimp spending the rest of the day selling his wares, trying to wash away the salt and scum, pining for Joan Wyeth down the street and rehearsing songs on his guitar. At heart, he is a folk musician, but it remains a private dream.When a striking visitor turns up, bringing the promise of Hollywood glamour, Thomas is shaken from the drudgery of his days and begins to see a different future. But how much of what the American claims is true, and how far can his inspiration carry Thomas?Haunting and timeless, this is the story of a young man hemmed in by his circumstances, striving to achieve fulfilment far beyond the world he knows.MORE PRAISE FOR SEASCRAPERA book about dreams, an exploration of class and family, a celebration of the power and the glory of music, a challenge to the limits of realism, and stunningly a love story BOOKER PRIZE 2025 JUDGESIts a senuous treat, this novel . . . A language of the sea washes over every page ROSS RAISINA tale so richly atmospheric you can...

Binding: Hardback;416 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: FA; Weight: 374 g; Dimensions: 206 x 136 x 19

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