{"product_id":"quint-9780008647469","title":"Quint","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eQuint, a survivor of war and violence, has settled on Amity Island, where he has a business and a boat. He is a vivid and compelling reimagining of the life of a truly iconic character, from the acclaimed author of THE DRAUGHTSMAN and THE ROAD TO RECKONING. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 01 February 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUncannily brilliant, a book to be swallowed whole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEVIE WYLD, ‘Excellent… a profound portrait of a life dislocated by war and violence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE TIMES.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore there was Jaws, there was… QUINT.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFifteen years since I landed on Amity, an island full of rich folks adrift between the Hamptons and Montauk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGot a business and a boat, got me a truck with my name and a pretty shark scratched on the door. Carved it myself. Bad job.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI got ghosts around me, lot of ghosts. Gotta put ‘em somewhere. Can’t drink ‘em all. Aint here for company, and I only got two stories for telling company anyways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThinking if I get them stories down, on paper mind, then that’s just between me and the ink.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou already know the end of his story: now find out where it all began.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo much more than a fisherman, Quint is a survivor, a fighter, a man who has left three wives in his wake.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom his time as a young sailor facing the horrors of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, to a deadly night-long showdown with a frenzy of sharks years later, before he finally settles on the island of Amity: this extraordinary act of literary ventriloquism is a vivid and utterly compelling reimagining of the life of a truly iconic character – from the acclaimed author of THE DRAUGHTSMAN and THE ROAD TO RECKONING.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 494g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 161 x 242 x 30 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780008647469\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert Lautner","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":45289885860090,"sku":"9780008647469","price":12.33,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1706891057587_book.jpg?v=1706943900","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/quint-9780008647469","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}