{"product_id":"helm-9780063439948b","title":"Helm","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eNPR, The Guardian, The Observer, Financial Times, Daily Mail, The Independent, and the Chicago Public Library\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eFrom the twice-Booker-nominated writer of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eBurntcoat\u003c\/span\u003e, a bold and astonishing literary masterpiece that explores faith, connection, and our relationship to the natural world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelm is a ferocious, mischievous wind — a subject of folklore and awe, part-elemental god, part-aerial demon blasting through the sublime landscape of Northern England since the dawn of time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough the stories of those who’ve obsessed over Helm, an extraordinary history is formed: the Neolithic tribe who tried to placate Helm, the Dark Age wizard priest who wanted to banish Helm, the Victorian steam engineer who attempted to capture Helm — and the farmer’s daughter who fiercely loved Helm. But now Dr. Selima Sutar, surrounded by infinite clouds and measuring instruments in her observation hut, fears human pollution is killing Helm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRich, wild, and vital, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eHelm \u003c\/span\u003eis the story of a singular life force, and of the relationship between nature and people, neither of whom can weather life without the other.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\"A moving, urgent novel.” —\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42871964467280,"sku":"9780063439948B","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780063439948-l.jpg?v=1785880090","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/helm-9780063439948b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}