{"product_id":"seascraper-by-benjamin","title":"Seascraper By Benjamin Wood (Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2025 | Winner of the Nero Book Awards 2025 | Winner of the Winston Graham Historical Prize 2026)","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA MULTI-AWARD-WINNING, HAUNTING MASTERPIECE OF DREAMS, ART, AND CLASS FROM BENJAMIN WOOD, PRAISED BY HILARY MANTEL AS \"A HUGE TALENT.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e“A book about dreams, an exploration of class and family, a celebration of the power and the glory of music, a challenge to the limits of realism, and—stunningly—a love story” — Booker Prize 2025 Judges\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eThomas lives a slow, deliberate life with his mother in Longferry, carrying on his grandpa’s trade as a shanker. Rising before dawn, he takes his horse and cart to the grey, gloomy beach to scrape for shrimp, spending his afternoons selling his wares, washing away the salt, pining for the neighborhood's Joan Wyeth, and privately strumming songs on his guitar. At heart, Thomas is a folk musician, though his art remains a secret, distant dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eEverything shifts when a striking visitor arrives, bringing the intoxicating promise of Hollywood glamour and shaking Thomas from the drudgery of his existence. But as he dares to look toward a different future, a lingering question remains: how much of the American's alluring claims are true, and how far can inspiration carry a young man hemmed in by circumstance? Richly atmospheric, sensory, and poetic, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"409\"\u003eSeascraper\u003c\/i\u003e is a timeless triumph about longing, creative yearning, and the raw beauty of the sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eWhy this book is a must-have:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAward-Winning Pedigree:\u003c\/b\u003e Longlisted for the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"43\"\u003eBooker Prize 2025\u003c\/b\u003e, Winner of the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"76\"\u003eNero Book Awards 2025\u003c\/b\u003e, and Winner of the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"117\"\u003eWinston Graham Historical Prize 2026\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCritically Acclaimed Author:\u003c\/b\u003e Hailed by Hilary Mantel as \"a huge talent,\" Douglas Stuart as \"a magnificent writer,\" and \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"119\"\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e as \"one of the finest novelists of his generation.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLyrical Atmosphere:\u003c\/b\u003e Written with exquisite prose that transforms quotidian labor into poetry, evoking the sights, sounds, and tang of sea-salt on every page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eProfound Thematic Depth:\u003c\/b\u003e Explores class, family expectations, the transformative power of music, and the fragile architecture of human ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eImmerse yourself in a literary triumph. Add \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"44\"\u003eSeascraper\u003c\/i\u003e to your collection at \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"77\"\u003eBeetle Bookshop\u003c\/b\u003e today—enjoy \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"105\"\u003e10–14% off\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"120\"\u003eFree Shipping on orders above ₹500\u003c\/b\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52633316524315,"sku":null,"price":509.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/71XULEBkYDL._SL1500.jpg?v=1784608903","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/hi\/products\/seascraper-by-benjamin","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}