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Ian Mcguire
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Manchester, Angleterre, 1867. Stephen Doyle, un vétéran de la guerre de Sécession quitte New York pour Manchester. Il rejoint les Féniens, une société secrète dont le but est de mettre fin à la domination britannique en Irlande.
Face à lui, le chef de la police, James O'Connor, veut devancer les plans des rebelles et les empêcher d'agir. Ces deux hommes vont se trouver fatalement liés : hantés par leur passé et guidés par leur besoin de justice et de châtiment, ils doivent se battre pour leur vie comme pour leur héritage.
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Patrick Sumner, un ancien chirurgien de l'armée britannique traînant une mauvaise réputation, n'a pas de meilleure option que d'embarquer sur le Volunteer, un baleinier du Yorkshire en route pour les eaux riches du Grand Nord. Mais alors qu'il espère trouver du répit à bord, un garçon de cabine est découvert brutalement assassiné. Pris au piège dans le ventre du navire, Sumner rencontre le mal à l'état pur en la personne d'Henry Drax, un harponneur brutal et sanguinaire. Tandis que les véritables objectifs de l'expédition se dévoilent, la confrontation entre les deux hommes se jouera dans les ténèbres et le gel de l'hiver arctique.
Prix Gens de Mer - Festival Étonnants Voyageurs 2017.
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Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2016. 1859. A man joins a whaling ship bound for the Arctic Circle. Having left the services, his reputation in tatters, Patrick Sumner has little option but to accept the position of ship's surgeon on this ill-fated voyage.
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Truly terrific'' Richard Ford ''Dickens for the twenty-first century'' Roddy Doyle ''A powerful, gripping tale'' Sunday Times A man hanging on by a thread. A city about to snap. From the acclaimed author of The North Water comes an epic story of revenge and obsession. Manchester, 1867 Two men, haunted by their pasts. Driven by the need for justice. Blood begets blood. In a fight for life and legacy. Stephen Doyle arrives in Manchester from New York. He is an Irish-American veteran of the Civil War and a member of the Fenians, a secret society intent on ending British rule in Ireland, by any means necessary. Now he has come to seek vengeance. James O''Connor has fled grief and drink in Dublin for a sober start in Manchester as Head Constable. His mission is to discover and thwart the Fenians plans. When his long-lost nephew arrives on his doorstep, he never could have foreseen how this would imperil his fragile new life or how his and Doyle''s fates would come to be intertwined. The rebels will be hanged at dawn, and their brotherhood is already plotting revenge. Praise for The North Water, longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2016 Brilliant, fast-paced, gripping. A tour de force of narrative tension and a masterful reconstruction of a lost world Hilary Mantel Utterly convincing and compelling A startling achievement Martin Amis Riveting and darkly brilliant McGuire has an extraordinary talent Colm Toibin Has exceptional power and energy Sunday Times A stunning novel that snares the reader from the outset and keeps the tightest grip until the bitter end Financial Times A vivid read, full of twists, turns , period detail and strong characters The Times Terrific McGuires use of the pitiless, fearsomely beautiful Arctic landscape as a theatre for enduring questions is inspired Daily Mail McGuire has a sure and unwavering touch a writer of exceptional craft and confidence Irish Times
