{"product_id":"the-crossing","title":"The Crossing","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Crossing\u003c\/em\u003e forms the second part of Cormac McCarthy's critically acclaimed Border Trilogy, a story that began with \u003cem\u003eAll the Pretty Horses\u003c\/em\u003e and concludes with \u003cem\u003eCities of the Plain\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSet on the south-western ranches in the years before the Second World War, Cormac McCarthy's \u003cem\u003eThe Crossing\u003c\/em\u003e follows the fortunes of sixteen-year-old Billy Parham and his younger brother Boyd. Fascinated by an elusive wolf that has been marauding his family's property, Billy captures the animal - but rather than kill it, sets out impulsively for the mountains of Mexico to return it to where it came from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Billy comes back to his own home, he finds himself and his world irrevocably changed. His loss of innocence has come at a price, and once again the border beckons with its desolate beauty and cruel promise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Crossing\u003c\/em\u003e is like a river in full spate: beautiful and dangerous. — \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition is part of the Picador Collection, a new list of the best in contemporary literature published in Picador's 50th Anniversary year. McCarthy's eagerly anticipated new novels, \u003cem\u003eThe Passenger\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eStella Maris\u003c\/em\u003e, will be published by Picador in October 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Distribution and Logistics Company (TDLC)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45719473324268,"sku":"9781035003747","price":22.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781035003747.jpg?v=1726127365","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-crossing","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}