Landfalls : a novel
(Audiobook CD)
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Published
[Ashland, Oregon] : Blackstone Audio, Inc., [2015].
Format
Audiobook CD
Edition
Unabridged.
Status
Port Angeles - Talking Books
AUDBK WILLIAM Naom
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AUDBK WILLIAM Naom
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Published
[Ashland, Oregon] : Blackstone Audio, Inc., [2015].
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
12 audio discs (14 hr.) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Title from sell sheet.
General Note
Compact discs.
General Note
"Tracks every 3 minutes for easy bookmarking"--Container.
Participants/Performers
Read by Christopher Lane.
Description
In her wildly inventive debut novel, Naomi Williams reimagines the historical La Pérouse expedition, a voyage of exploration that left Brest in 1785 with two frigates, two hundred men, and overblown Enlightenment ideals and expectations, in a brave attempt to circumnavigate the globe for science and the glory of France. Deeply grounded in historical fact but refracted through a powerful imagination, Landfalls follows the exploits and heartbreaks not only of the men on the ships but also of the people affected by the voyage--natives and other Europeans the explorers encountered, loved ones left waiting at home, and those who survived and remembered the expedition later. Each chapter is told from a different point of view and is set in a different part of the world--ranging from London to Alaska, from remote South Pacific islands to Siberia, and eventually back to France. The result is a beautifully written and absorbing tale of the high seas, scientific exploration, human tragedy, and the world on the cusp of the modern era.