{"product_id":"book-d94o","title":"The Pursuit of William Abbey","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hauntingly powerful novel about how the choices we make can stay with us forever, by the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe First Fifteen Lives of Harry August\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e84K\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSouth Africa in the 1880s. A young and naive English doctor by the name of William Abbey witnesses the lynching of a local boy by the white colonists. As the child dies, his mother curses William.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWilliam begins to understand what the curse means when the shadow of the dead boy starts following him across the world. It never stops, never rests. It can cross oceans and mountains. And if it catches him, the person he loves most in the world will die.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eGripping, moving, and thought-provoking, \u003ci\u003eThe Pursuit of William Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e proves once again that Claire North is one of the most innovative voices in modern fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ePrevious books by Claire North:\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe First Fifteen Lives of Harry August\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003eTouch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sudden Appearance of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe End of the Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003e84K\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gameshouse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePrevious books written as Kate Griffin:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMatthew Swift novels:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Madness of Angels\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Mayor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Neon Court\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Minority Council\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMagicals Anonymous novels:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003eStray Souls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Glass God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49349114593584,"sku":"BDd94o","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49349114626352,"sku":"ZEd94o","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/d94o-cover.jpg?v=1762367554","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-d94o","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}