{"product_id":"9781529438307","title":"Beasts of the Sea","description":"Author: Iida Turpeinen\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529438307\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Quercus Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Oct 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"As deep and profound as the sea itself\" Philip Hoare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1741. The crew of Vitus Bering's ill-starred Great Northern Expedition are shipwrecked off a remote, uncharted island. With no hope of rescue, they give in to despair. Until they discover the flesh of a huge marine mammal that feeds in herds on the kelp in the bay.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e1859. The Russian colony of Alaska is on the brink of collapse.\u003c\/b\u003e Governor Hampus Furuhjelm takes solace in the quest for a unique artefact: a complete skeleton of what is now known as Steller's Sea Cow, rumoured to have disappeared a hundred years before.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEven extinct, the sea cow will continue to shape lives and destinies,\u003c\/b\u003e from the woman charged with sketching its likeness from its bones, to the expert egg restorer who will refurbish those same bones a century later.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA tribute to an iconic lost creature, and an adventure through three centuries of scientific exploration, \u003ci\u003eBeasts of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e charts the unseen consequences of grand human ambitions and the urge to resurrect what we, in our ignorance, have destroyed.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated from the Finnish by David Hackston\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46363168473246,"sku":"ADS-9781529438307","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529438307.jpg?v=1767313589","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529438307","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}