{"product_id":"the-wayfinder-a-novel","title":"The Wayfinder: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA historical epic about a girl from a remote Tongan island who becomes her people's queen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Wayfinder is an epic, sweeping novel set in the Polynesian islands of the South Pacific during the height of the Tu’i Tonga Empire. At its heart is Kōrero, a young girl chosen to save her people from the brink of starvation. Her quest takes her from her remote island home on a daring seafaring journey across a vast ocean empire built on power, consumption, and bloodshed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the grandeur of Wolf Hall, Shogun, and War and Peace, The Wayfinder immerses readers in a world untouched by Western influence, evoking the lost art of oral storytelling. Far from a conventional swashbuckling adventure, it conjures a world of outrigger canoes and celestial navigation, weaving a narrative that is as much about survival and self-discovery as it is about the sweeping history of the Tongan people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this monumental literary work, Adam Johnson explores themes of indigeneity, ecological balance, and the resilience of humanity in the face of scarcity, marking the novel as a profound meditation on both individual and cultural legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47583393972387,"sku":"9780374619572","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/8588\/4579\/files\/9780374619572.jpg?v=1776432107","url":"https:\/\/www.bellhousebooks.com\/products\/the-wayfinder-a-novel","provider":"Bell House Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}