{"product_id":"bitter-passage-paperback","title":"Bitter Passage - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eColin Mills\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA nineteenth-century Arctic expedition descends into a chilling nightmare in a gripping and epic historical novel of discovery, rescue, deliverance, and survival by any means.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn May 1845, Sir John Franklin, commander of HMS \u003ci\u003eErebus\u003c\/i\u003e and HMS \u003ci\u003eTerror\u003c\/i\u003e, departed England to seek a navigable route across the top of the Americas. He and his 128 men never returned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour years later, Royal Navy Lieutenant Frederick Robinson and Assistant Surgeon Edward Adams are determined to find the men missing in the Arctic. While they are united in purpose, they are divided in ambition. The pious and idealistic Adams strives to save his boyhood hero. Robinson hungers for promotion through the Admiralty ranks. Weathering a relationship as volatile as the icy, barren land upon which they trek, Robinson and Adams lead a team of seamen in search of the lost expedition. What awaits them is a struggle against not only the elements but each other as loneliness, starvation, and maddening isolation prove more chilling than the deadliest Arctic blast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA harrowing novel set against the background of true events, \u003ci\u003eBitter Passage\u003c\/i\u003e explores two men's driving need for redemption and the lengths to which a desperate soul will go to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 303\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42734168080447,"sku":"9781662520600","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f72b12cd9b8a525e8b85f6f8dacc2207.webp?v=1765138908","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/bitter-passage-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}