{"product_id":"the-oceans-and-the-stars-a-sea-story-a-war-story-a-love-story-a-novel-library-binding","title":"The Oceans and the Stars: A Sea Story, a War Story, a Love Story (a Novel) - Library Binding","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Helprin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Helprin, the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eWinter's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Soldier of the Great War\u003c\/i\u003e, returns with a fast-paced, beautifully written novel about the majesty of the sea; a life dedicated to duty, honor, and country; and the gift of falling in love.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A Navy captain near the end of a decorated career, Stephen Rensselaer is disciplined, intelligent, and determined always to do what's right. In defending the development of a new variant of warship, he makes an enemy of the President of the United States, who assigns him to command the doomed line's only prototype­--\u003ci\u003eAthena\u003c\/i\u003e, Patrol Coastal 15­­--with the intent to humiliate a man who should have been an admiral. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rather than resign, Rensselaer takes the new assignment in stride, and while supervising \u003ci\u003eAthena\u003c\/i\u003e's fitting out in New Orleans, encounters a brilliant lawyer, Katy Farrar, with whom he falls in last-chance love. Soon thereafter, he is deployed on a mission that subjects his integrity, morality, and skill to the ultimate test, and ensures that \u003ci\u003eAthena\u003c\/i\u003e will live forever in the annals of the Navy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As in the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, Katy is the force that keeps him alive and the beacon that lights the way home through seven battles, mutiny, and court martial. In classic literary form, an enthralling new novel that extolls the virtues of living by the laws of conscience, decency, and sacrifice, \u003ci\u003eThe Oceans and the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e is nothing short of a masterpiece.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Helprin\u003c\/b\u003e is the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eParis in the Present Tense\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWinter's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn Sunlight and in Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Soldier of the Great War\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFreddy and Fredericka\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Pacific\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSwan Lake\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEllis Island\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMemoir from Antproof Case\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous other works. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 27, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726614794303,"sku":"9798885792769","price":63.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1ae4e4c6cc1b7f35a55f318e7da7baba.webp?v=1765111646","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-oceans-and-the-stars-a-sea-story-a-war-story-a-love-story-a-novel-library-binding","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}