{"product_id":"9781538708286-light-pirate","title":"The Light Pirate","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGMA Book Club Selection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet in the near future, this hopeful story of survival and resilience now in trade paperback 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlorida 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncludes a Reading Group Guide.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41605803049057,"sku":"9781538708286","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33130364.jpg?v=1739420779","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781538708286-light-pirate","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}