{"product_id":"lean-fall-stand-hardcover","title":"Lean Fall Stand - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJon McGregor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thrilling and propulsive novel of an Antarctica expedition gone wrong and its far-reaching consequences for the explorers and their families \"leaves the reader moved and subtly changed, as if she had become part of the story\" (Hilary Mantel).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRemember the training: find shelter or make shelter, remain in place, establish contact with other members of the party, keep moving, keep calm.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobert 'Doc' Wright, a veteran of Antarctic surveying, was there on the ice when the worst happened. He holds within him the complete story of that night--but depleted by the disaster, Wright is no longer able to communicate the truth. Instead, in the wake of the catastrophic expedition, he faces the most daunting adventure of his life: learning a whole new way to be in the world. Meanwhile Anna, his wife, must suddenly scramble to navigate the sharp and unexpected contours of life as a caregiver. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the Booker Prize-longlisted, American Academy of Arts \u0026amp; Letters Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eReservoir 13\u003c\/i\u003e, this is a novel every bit as mesmerizing as its setting. Tenderly unraveling different notions of heroism through the rippling effects of one extraordinary expedition on an ordinary family, \u003ci\u003eLean Fall Stand\u003c\/i\u003e explores the indomitable human impulse to turn our experiences into stories--even when the words may fail us.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJon McGregor\u003c\/b\u003e is the winner of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the Costa Book Award, the Betty Trask Prize, the Somerset Maugham Award, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters E. M. Forster Award, and has been long-listed three times for the Man Booker Prize, most recently for his last novel, \u003ci\u003eReservoir 13.\u003c\/i\u003e He is a professor of creative writing at the University of Nottingham, England, where he edits \u003ci\u003eThe Letters Page\u003c\/i\u003e, a literary journal in letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 21, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699082235967,"sku":"9781646220991","price":31.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b4c75a5d766c3a734b3920868681360d.webp?v=1765012401","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/lean-fall-stand-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}