{"product_id":"hy-brasil-paperback","title":"Hy Brasil - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret Elphinstone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter fraudulently winning a writing competition, Sidony Redruth is sent by her editor to write the first-ever travel book on Hy Brasil, a near-mythical island somewhere in the Atlantic, whose very existence has been a matter of debate as late as the nineteenth century. \u003cbr\u003eElphinstone's plot takes the island location as its starting point, throws in some old-fashioned piracy, a lost treasure, modern-day drug smuggling, political intrigue, an active volcano and a tragic love affair. Told through Sidony's notes for her book, \u003ci\u003eHy Brasil\u003c\/i\u003e has all the elements of an adult adventure story, but it is also a contemporary thriller with literary influences ranging from \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTreasure Island\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargaret Elphinstone is the author of eight novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Incomer\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), \u003ci\u003eA Sparrow's Flight\u003c\/i\u003e (1989), \u003ci\u003eIslanders\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), \u003ci\u003eThe Sea Road\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), \u003ci\u003eHy Brasil\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), \u003ci\u003eVoyageurs\u003c\/i\u003e (2003) and \u003ci\u003eLight\u003c\/i\u003e (2006). She has also had published short stories, poetry and two books on organic gardening. Her next book, \u003ci\u003eAnd Some There Be\u003c\/i\u003e, will be published by Canongate in 2009. She lives in Glasgow and teaches at the University of Strathclyde.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696908570687,"sku":"9781841954110","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2329b8acb5877d9a9c744b6c06ec6c57.webp?v=1765007743","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/hy-brasil-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}