{"product_id":"9781961884281","title":"The Toilers of the Sea","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe oft-forgotten novel that completes a trilogy with Hugo’s famed \u003ci\u003eThe Hunchback of Notre Dame\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLes Misérables\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“No character was ever thrown into such strange relief as Gilliatt… here, indeed, the true position of man in the universe.” —Robert Louis Stevenson \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Toilers of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e tells the fairytale-esque story of Gilliatt, an outcast fisherman who must rescue an engine from a wrecked steamship. If successful, he will win the hand of the shipowner's beautiful daughter, Déruchette. He will brave the harsh rocks, the freezing waves, and even the grasp of a sea monster to prove his worth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Toilers of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is a richly detailed study of early nineteenth-century Guernsey. It is a tribute to the drama of nature and the insignificance of man against it, to solitude in exile, and the light we choose to carry in the darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a conversational afterword from broadcaster Andrew Chater and writer Maya Weeks. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Unnamed Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42583323574333,"sku":"9781961884281","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781961884281_p0.jpg?v=1771584297","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.mom\/products\/9781961884281","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}