{"product_id":"the-light-pirate-paperback","title":"The Light Pirate - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLily Brooks-Dalton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet in the near future, this hopeful story of survival and resilience follows Wanda--a luminous child born out of a devastating hurricane--as she navigates a rapidly changing world: A \"symphony of beauty and heartbreak\" (Associated Press).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Good Morning America Book Club pick - #1 Indie Next pick - LibraryReads pick - Book of the Month Club selection - \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e #ReadWithMC book club selection - 2022 NPR \"Book We Love\" - \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Florida is slipping away. As devastating weather patterns and rising sea levels wreak gradual havoc on the state's infrastructure, a powerful hurricane approaches a small town on the southeastern coast. Kirby Lowe, an electrical line worker, his pregnant wife, Frida, and their two sons, Flip and Lucas, prepare for the worst. When the boys go missing just before the hurricane hits, Kirby heads out into the high winds in search of his children. Left alone, Frida goes into premature labor and gives birth to an unusual child, Wanda, whom she names after the catastrophic storm that ushers her into a society closer to collapse than ever before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Florida continues to unravel, Wanda grows. Moving from childhood to adulthood, adapting not only to the changing landscape, but also to the people who stayed behind in a place abandoned by civilization, Wanda loses family, gains community, and ultimately, seeks adventure, love, and purpose in a place remade by nature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Told in four parts--power, water, light, and time--\u003ci\u003eThe Light Pirate\u003c\/i\u003e mirrors the rhythms of the elements and the sometimes quick, sometimes slow dissolution of the world as we know it. It is a meditation on the changes we would rather not see, the future we would rather not greet, and a call back to the beauty and violence of an untamable wilderness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncludes a Reading Group Guide.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLily Brooks-Dalton\u003c\/b\u003e's novel, \u003ci\u003eGood Morning, Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e (Random House, 2016), has been translated into 17 languages and is the inspiration for the film adaptation, \u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Sky\u003c\/i\u003e. Her memoir, \u003ci\u003eMotorcycles I've Loved\u003c\/i\u003e (Riverhead, 2014), was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award. She currently lives in Los Angeles. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 546\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 8.5 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42153550610567,"sku":"9798885799164","price":24.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/92db6e6cdcfa19dd7e67a4ed27873eb7.webp?v=1733222485","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-light-pirate-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}