The Porpoise

by Mark Haddon

Book Overview

In a bravura feat of storytelling, Mark Haddon calls upon narratives ancient and modern to tell the story of Angelica, a young woman trapped in an abusive relationship with her father. When a young man named Darius discovers their secret, he is forced to escape on a boat bound for the Mediterranean. To his surprise he finds himself travelling backwards over two thousand years to a world of pirates and shipwrecks, of plagues and miracles and angry...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385544316
• ISBN13: 9780385544313
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Doubleday Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.1"