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The North Water

Ian McGuire · 2016

255 pages

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In 1859, a disgraced Irish surgeon signs on as doctor of a whaling ship bound for the Arctic. Among the crew is a brutal harpooner with his own plans, and as the voyage turns from routine to disaster, the two men are set on a collision course.

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Arctic, Nautical Adventure, Survival, Grimdark, Betrayal, Outcast Hero

Content warnings: child abuse, sexual violence

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