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)

A MULTI-AWARD-WINNING, HAUNTING MASTERPIECE OF DREAMS, ART, AND CLASS FROM BENJAMIN WOOD, PRAISED BY HILARY MANTEL AS "A HUGE TALENT."

“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

Thomas 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.

Everything 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, Seascraper is a timeless triumph about longing, creative yearning, and the raw beauty of the sea.

Why this book is a must-have:

• Award-Winning Pedigree: Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2025, Winner of the Nero Book Awards 2025, and Winner of the Winston Graham Historical Prize 2026.

• Critically Acclaimed Author: Hailed by Hilary Mantel as "a huge talent," Douglas Stuart as "a magnificent writer," and The Times as "one of the finest novelists of his generation."

• Lyrical Atmosphere: Written with exquisite prose that transforms quotidian labor into poetry, evoking the sights, sounds, and tang of sea-salt on every page.

• Profound Thematic Depth: Explores class, family expectations, the transformative power of music, and the fragile architecture of human ambition.

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