{"product_id":"english-passengers-9780140285215","title":"English Passengers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE WHITBREAD BOOK AWARD 2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2000\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Deeply impressive. . . Every page fizzes with linguistic invention'' Guardian \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn electrifying modern classic - Kneale''s sweeping adventure story\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e vividly brings a past age to life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1857 when Captain Illiam Quillian Kewley and his band of rum smugglers from the Isle of Man have most of their contraband confiscated by British Customs, they are forced to put their ship up for charter. The only takers are two eccentric Englishmen who want to embark for the other side of the globe. The Reverend Geoffrey Wilson believes the Garden of Eden was on the island of Tasmania. His travelling partner, Dr. Thomas Potter, unbeknownst to Wilson, is developing a sinister thesis about the races of men. Meanwhile, an aboriginal in Tasmania named Peevay recounts his people''s struggles against the invading British.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A big, ambitious novel with a rich historical sweep and a host of narrative voices . . . The sort of novel that few contemporary writers have either the imagination or the stamina to sustain'' Daily Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"'A big, ambitious novel with a rich historical sweep and a host of narrative voices. Its subject is a vicar's ludicrous expedition in 1857 to the Garden of Eden in Tasmania, [as] meanwhile, in Tasmania itself, the British settlers are alternately trying to civilise and eliminate the Aboriginal population... The sort of novel that few contemporary writers have either the imagination or the stamina to sustain' - Daily Telegraph\"","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732354445655,"sku":"9780140285215","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780140285215.jpg?v=1719996535","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/english-passengers-9780140285215","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}