{"product_id":"9781504096898","title":"The Custom of the Sea: A Shocking True Tale of Shipwreck, Murder, and the Last Taboo","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHanson, Neil\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen Road Media\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe inspiration for the Broadway musical \u003ci\u003eSwept Away\u003c\/i\u003e: “An exciting, historically accurate depiction of a disastrous 19th-century sea journey.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In the late 1800s, the Essex coast of England was known for producing the toughest, most skilled seamen. Tom Dudley was one of them. Though a well-known and respected figure among the local yacht-racing community, he had little experience of deep-sea sailing. Still, Tom agreed to sail more than ten thousand miles to deliver a yacht to its new owner in Sydney, Australia.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Almost immediately, the twenty-year-old \u003ci\u003eMignonette\u003c\/i\u003e starts taking on water—a harbinger for events to come. Tom stops for repairs at Southampton, where his crew abandons him. After recruiting three new men—including a teenage boy who lies about his age—Tom sets off, filled with optimism and dreams of new opportunities in a new land. But then a savage storm sinks the \u003ci\u003eMignonette\u003c\/i\u003e, leaving Tom and his crew in a thirteen-foot-long dinghy a thousand miles from land. In a shark-filled sea, with no water and little food, the men face a horrific fate—and must sacrifice their very humanity to survive . . .\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Four men set out on the \u003ci\u003eMignonette\u003c\/i\u003e, but only three will make it back alive.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The nightmarish events of the shipwreck are reported with real power.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Makes astonishing reading . . . extraordinary.” —\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A gripping tale of four sailors adrift at sea . . . Gruesome and completely fascinating.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A terrific story . . . a riveting read.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46577173758207,"sku":"9781504096898","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_06cb9822-e1eb-42a6-b01a-bf00586488f6.jpg?v=1738949436","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781504096898","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}