{"product_id":"pod-9781472156624","title":"Pod","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN''S PRIZE FOR FICTION, 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Knocked my socks off . . . it is set entirely in the ocean. It''s not science fiction. It''s realistic. It''s set in the here and now . . . And it''s fascinating'' Barbara Kingsolver in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A pacy, provocative tale of survival in a fast-changing marine landscape'' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eLaline Paull returns with an immersive and transformative new novel of an ocean world - its extraordinary creatures, mysteries, and mythologies - that is increasingly haunted by the cruelty and ignorance of the human race.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEa has always felt like an outsider. She suffers from a type of deafness that means she cannot master the spinning rituals that unite her pod of spinner dolphins. When tragedy strikes her family and Ea feels she is partly to blame, she decides to make the ultimate sacrifice and leave.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Ea ventures into the vast, she dis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaline Paull succeeds splendidly in rising to the most important literary challenge of our time - restoring voice and agency to other-than-human beings\u003c\/b\u003e * Amitav Ghosh *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA pacy, provocative tale of survival in a fast-changing marine landscape\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExtraordinary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e...A haunting story\u003c\/b\u003e * Red magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne for those intrigued by Cli-Fi . . . [a] terrifying novel\u003c\/b\u003e * Cosmo, 'Best new good books to read' *\u003cbr\u003eThought provoking...The dramas of the ocean are played out in a perfectly compiled plot and, as you'd expect, the beauty of the underwater is vividly and sensitively written. It's another conversation starter * Belfast Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eWhat an extraordinary empathetic tale of life beneath the waves that spoke deeply to my salty heart . . . an absolutely essential read of an almost \"psychedelic shaman\" perspective of our underwater cousins * Ed Gillespie, author of Only Planet *\u003cbr\u003eAny Laline Paull book release is something to get excited about. I love her work. Truly a distinctive force * Irenosen Okojie, author of Nudibranch *\u003cbr\u003ePropulsive and pertinent... at once beautiful and terrifying, Paull captures the complexity of the dolphin pod dynamics, themes of family and belonging, and an eye-opening perspective of humanity's huge influence on the lives of sea creatures * Bridge Bookshop *\u003cbr\u003eKeep an eye out for Pod ... [a] brilliant new novel, set amongst a dolphin community * The Bookanista *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKnocked my socks off . . . it is set entirely in the ocean. It's not science fiction. It's realistic. It's set in the here and now . . . And it's fascinating\u003c\/b\u003e * Barbara Kingsolver in the New York Times *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408730661207,"sku":"9781472156624","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472156624.jpg?v=1730503993","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/pod-9781472156624","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}