{"product_id":"the-custom-of-the-sea-neil-hanson-9781504096898","title":"The Custom of the Sea: A Shocking True Tale of Shipwreck, Murder, and the Last Taboo","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe inspiration for the Broadway musical \u003ci\u003eSwept Away\u003c\/i\u003e: \"An exciting, historically accurate depiction of a disastrous 19th-century sea journey.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the late 1800s, the Essex coast of England was known for producing the toughest, most skilled seamen. Tom Dudley was one of them. Though a well-known and respected figure among the local yacht-racing community, he had little experience of deep-sea sailing. Still, Tom agreed to sail more than ten thousand miles to deliver a yacht to its new owner in Sydney, Australia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Almost immediately, the twenty-year-old \u003ci\u003eMignonette\u003c\/i\u003e starts taking on water--a harbinger for events to come. Tom stops for repairs at Southampton, where his crew abandons him. After recruiting three new men--including a teenage boy who lies about his age--Tom sets off, filled with optimism and dreams of new opportunities in a new land. But then a savage storm sinks the \u003ci\u003eMignonette\u003c\/i\u003e, leaving Tom and his crew in a thirteen-foot-long dinghy a thousand miles from land. In a shark-filled sea, with no water and little food, the men face a horrific fate--and must sacrifice their very humanity to survive . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Four men set out on the \u003ci\u003eMignonette\u003c\/i\u003e, but only three will make it back alive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The nightmarish events of the shipwreck are reported with real power.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Makes astonishing reading . . . extraordinary.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A gripping tale of four sailors adrift at sea . . . Gruesome and completely fascinating.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A terrific story . . . a riveting read.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Neil Hanson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1504096894\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504096898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Neil Hanson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46401779663103,"sku":"9781504096898","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f7465ca8-d321-43ae-b00e-b5cdbe6ea1a2.jpg?v=1733888677","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-custom-of-the-sea-neil-hanson-9781504096898","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}