{"product_id":"the-voyage-of-st-brendan-by-ab-jackson-9781780375663","title":"The Voyage of St Brendan","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Voyage of St Brendan\u003c\/em\u003e, A.B. Jackson tells the tale of the legendary seafaring Irish abbot in poetry and prose. After burning a book of fantastical stories, Brendan is compelled to sail the ocean with a crew of six monks in a leather-skinned currach; his task is to prove the existence of wonders in the world and create a new book of marvels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiscoveries include Jasconius the island-whale, a troop of Arctic ghosts, a hellmouth of tortured souls, a rock-bound Judas, and the magical castle of the boar-headed Walserands. Although the roots of this legend lie in early Irish tales and the Latin \u003cem\u003eVoyage of Brendan the Abbot\u003c\/em\u003e of the ninth century, Jackson has taken the 14th-century Middle Dutch version of Brendan's voyage as the template for this engaging, witty and spirited interpretation, notable for its humour and inventiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is beautifully illustrated with a series of black and white linocuts by the American artist Kathleen Neeley, one of which features in colour on the cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47600629645548,"sku":"9781780375663","price":49.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/ec5a7cc5ed3f38c4332382d84c246c9d.jpg?v=1778019929","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-voyage-of-st-brendan-by-ab-jackson-9781780375663","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}