{"product_id":"the-luminaries-eleanor-catton-9780316074292","title":"The Luminaries","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe winner of the Man Booker Prize, this \"expertly written, perfectly constructed\" bestseller (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e) is now a Starz miniseries. \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is 1866, and Walter Moody has come to stake his claim in New Zealand's booming gold rush. On the stormy night of his arrival, he stumbles across a tense gathering of 12 local men who have met in secret to discuss a series of unexplained events: a wealthy man has vanished, a prostitute has tried to end her life, and an enormous cache of gold has been discovered in the home of a luckless drunk. Moody is soon drawn into a network of fates and fortunes that is as complex and exquisitely ornate as the night sky. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichly evoking a mid-nineteenth-century world of shipping, banking, and gold rush boom and bust, \u003ci\u003eThe Luminaries\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a fiendishly clever ghost story, a gripping page-turner, and a thrilling novelistic achievement. It richly confirms that Eleanor Catton is one of the brightest stars in the international literary firmament.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eleanor Catton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316074292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316074292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 864\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.06w x 1.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/19\/2014 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/24\/2014 pg. 69","brand":"Eleanor Catton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053567799551,"sku":"9780316074292","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8dbb9318-464a-4fca-b962-f98010a29ff9.jpg?v=1685025046","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-luminaries-eleanor-catton-9780316074292","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}