{"product_id":"the-unknown-sea","title":"The Unknown Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy François Mauriac\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Unknown Sea\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e follows the fate of the Revolu family after the financial failure and suicide of its patriarch. Oscar Revolu’s death hurls his family, once poised to enjoy lives of success and happiness, into disgrace and destitution. His wife Lucienne is left to generate some semblance of order for the estate, unassisted by their sons—Julien becomes a neurotic recluse and Denis remains haunted by the specter of his father’s death, even as he approaches adulthood. Yet it is their daughter Rose who bears the brunt of their humiliation, as her impoverished circumstances endanger her engagement and the possibility of a secure future. \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Unknown Sea\u003c\/i\u003e provides a near-perfect \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eprécis\u003c\/i\u003e of Mauriac’s matchless ability to depict human freedom—and frailty—in the face of the infinite mystery of existence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eFor most men the road of life is a dead end, leading nowhere. But there are some who…realize that they are moving towards an unknown sea..\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrançois Mauriac\u003c\/b\u003e (1885–1970) was a French, Roman Catholic novelist, poet, critic, and journalist. Critically acclaimed and respected, Mauriac received the Grand Prix du roman de l’Académie française for his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Desert of Love\u003c\/i\u003e; was awarded the Grand Cross of the Légion d’honneur; and named laureate of the 1952 Nobel Prize in Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-194899702\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51320569233696,"sku":"978-1949899702","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/3678\/2112\/files\/Product29.jpg?v=1773075978","url":"https:\/\/treewee.store\/products\/the-unknown-sea","provider":"Tree of Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}