White River Crossing
Autor Ian McGuireen Limba Engleză Hardback – 24 feb 2026
‘Like The North Water, with which it shares much DNA, White River Crossing moves at a propulsive lick, its bloody meat marbled with cruelty and violence. McGuire does not let us look away: the clumsy amputation of a gangrenous arm is described in almost voluptuous detail, while the desolate beauty of the vast landscape is summoned with a sharp precision’ Guardian
‘McGuire can construct an enthralling narrative, while sensitively handling the upheavals caused by colonial arrogance and overreach. His characterization can also be masterly. [..] An expertly told thriller that’s also a classic colonial adventure story’ Telegraph
‘Like Hilary Mantel in her Wolf Hall trilogy, McGuire achieves a cinematic intimacy’ Spectator
'In this brutal, beautiful, luminously lyrical novel, McGuire pulls off yet another triumph of historical fiction' Irish Times
A ragged fur peddler arrives at a remote outpost of the Hudson Bay Company in the winter of 1766 with a lump of gold, claiming that there is plenty more like it further north at a place called Ox Lake. The outpost’s chief factor, Magnus Norton, dreams of instant riches and launches a secret and perilous expedition to find the treasure and bring it back.
Led by a family of native guides, the party of prospectors includes Norton’s brutish deputy, John Shaw, and Thomas Hearn, the insular and intellectual first mate from the factory’s whaling sloop. During their long journey north, Shaw’s callousness and arrogance lead him to commit an act of sexual violence whose disastrous consequences will only fully emerge once they reach their final destination. There, amidst the bleak beauty of the Barren Grounds, as Norton’s carefully crafted plans begin to fall apart and the brutal arctic winter starts to descend, Hearn is forced to make a choice that will define his character and determine his future forever.
Utterly captivating, White River Crossing transports us back to the furthest edges of the eighteenth-century British empire where two radically different worlds—indigenous and European—collide with calamitous and deadly results.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9798217085705
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 167 x 241 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 167 x 241 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Notă biografică
Ian McGuire is the author of The North Water, Incredible Bodies, and The Abstainer. He lives in Manchester, where he teaches at the University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writing. White River Crossing is his latest novel.
Recenzii
‘Like The North Water, with which it shares much DNA, White River Crossing moves at a propulsive lick, its bloody meat marbled with cruelty and violence. McGuire does not let us look away: the clumsy amputation of a gangrenous arm is described in almost voluptuous detail, while the desolate beauty of the vast landscape is summoned with a sharp precision’ Guardian
‘In one sense this feels like an old-fashioned adventure story. The land is huge, the men are small and McGuire brings a close, grim eye to their travails. But the sensibilities and perspectives are more modern, and we see how baffling the Englishmen must be to the Native American and Esquimaux characters as the gold acts on them, “it’s deep, silent calling like a thrill in his blood”. This book acts on the reader in much the same irresistibly dark way.’ The Times
‘McGuire can construct an enthralling narrative, while sensitively handling the upheavals caused by colonial arrogance and overreach. His characterization can also be masterly. [..] An expertly told thriller that’s also a classic colonial adventure story’ Telegraph
‘Like Hilary Mantel in her Wolf Hall trilogy, McGuire achieves a cinematic intimacy’ Spectator
‘Briskly paced [and] immersive . . . McGuire’s novel depicts the destructive and corrupting effects of the colonists’ gold lust on themselves and the Native people in their path.’ The New Yorker
‘White River Crossing is an exhilarating thrill ride of a novel. . . The tough, forbidding backdrops of frozen woods and wastes are expertly rendered, the period detail finely observed.’ Washington Post
‘Ian McGuire chronicles unvarnished avarice and evil intent like few others writing today. . . [White River Crossing is] spring-loaded, evocative, alive.’ New York Times
‘Hard to turn away . . . The momentum in this all-consuming thriller barely takes a breath.’ Historical Novel Society
‘A brutally rendered work of historical lyricism . . . another epic journey into the Canadian colonial past.’ CrimeReads
‘[McGuire] has a rare gift for evoking all five senses. . . You get the sense that McGuire could churn out bestsellers by the dozen if he weren’t so attuned to his well-earned status as a writer of literature rather than pulp fiction.’ California Review of Books
‘A staggering portrait . . . brought to vivid life by the author’s keen talent for storytelling and willingness to depict the depths of human cruelty . . . The story’s ending is a shock, as McGuire explores in the final twist how hope and honor can be liabilities in a world of temptation, treachery, and retribution. It’s a stunner.’ Publishers Weekly, starred review
‘A fast-paced, elegantly written adventure novel about the moral and physical perils of gold lust . . . McGuire inhabits a wide variety of characters here, moving impressively among points of view, between historical sources and his own imaginings, between the literary-psychological mode and old-fashioned adventure yarn. [He] nimbly combines historical narrative and high suspense.’ Kirkus Reviews
‘McGuire brilliantly portrays the vicissitudes of human nature as pride and greed lead to treachery, jealousy, and deceit, weaving a trenchant tale of man’s inhumanity to man. The prose is both poetic and visceral, while the descriptions of the land and traditions are rich in period detail. A resplendent and masterful tale.’ Booklist, starred review
‘In one sense this feels like an old-fashioned adventure story. The land is huge, the men are small and McGuire brings a close, grim eye to their travails. But the sensibilities and perspectives are more modern, and we see how baffling the Englishmen must be to the Native American and Esquimaux characters as the gold acts on them, “it’s deep, silent calling like a thrill in his blood”. This book acts on the reader in much the same irresistibly dark way.’ The Times
‘McGuire can construct an enthralling narrative, while sensitively handling the upheavals caused by colonial arrogance and overreach. His characterization can also be masterly. [..] An expertly told thriller that’s also a classic colonial adventure story’ Telegraph
‘Like Hilary Mantel in her Wolf Hall trilogy, McGuire achieves a cinematic intimacy’ Spectator
‘Briskly paced [and] immersive . . . McGuire’s novel depicts the destructive and corrupting effects of the colonists’ gold lust on themselves and the Native people in their path.’ The New Yorker
‘White River Crossing is an exhilarating thrill ride of a novel. . . The tough, forbidding backdrops of frozen woods and wastes are expertly rendered, the period detail finely observed.’ Washington Post
‘Ian McGuire chronicles unvarnished avarice and evil intent like few others writing today. . . [White River Crossing is] spring-loaded, evocative, alive.’ New York Times
‘Hard to turn away . . . The momentum in this all-consuming thriller barely takes a breath.’ Historical Novel Society
‘A brutally rendered work of historical lyricism . . . another epic journey into the Canadian colonial past.’ CrimeReads
‘[McGuire] has a rare gift for evoking all five senses. . . You get the sense that McGuire could churn out bestsellers by the dozen if he weren’t so attuned to his well-earned status as a writer of literature rather than pulp fiction.’ California Review of Books
‘A staggering portrait . . . brought to vivid life by the author’s keen talent for storytelling and willingness to depict the depths of human cruelty . . . The story’s ending is a shock, as McGuire explores in the final twist how hope and honor can be liabilities in a world of temptation, treachery, and retribution. It’s a stunner.’ Publishers Weekly, starred review
‘A fast-paced, elegantly written adventure novel about the moral and physical perils of gold lust . . . McGuire inhabits a wide variety of characters here, moving impressively among points of view, between historical sources and his own imaginings, between the literary-psychological mode and old-fashioned adventure yarn. [He] nimbly combines historical narrative and high suspense.’ Kirkus Reviews
‘McGuire brilliantly portrays the vicissitudes of human nature as pride and greed lead to treachery, jealousy, and deceit, weaving a trenchant tale of man’s inhumanity to man. The prose is both poetic and visceral, while the descriptions of the land and traditions are rich in period detail. A resplendent and masterful tale.’ Booklist, starred review
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A breathtaking and cinematic novel about the lust for gold and its bloody consequences, set in the unforgiving landscape of the sub-Arctic Canadian wilderness, from the acclaimed author of The North Water
A breathtaking and cinematic novel about the lust for gold and its bloody consequences, set in the unforgiving landscape of the sub-Arctic Canadian wilderness, from the acclaimed author of The North Water