{"product_id":"depths-1","title":"Henning Mankell: Depths [2007] paperback","description":"October 1914: the destroyer Svea emerged from the Stockholm archipelago bearing south-south-east. On board was Lars Tobiasson-Svartman, a naval engineer charged with making depth soundings to find a navigable channel for the Swedish navy. As a child, Tobiasson-Svartman was fascinated by measurement; nothing is as magical as exact knowledge. His instinct for his profession is reflected in the comfortable domesticity he enjoys with his wife - herself meticulous in every detail. Close to the waters where soundings are taken Tobiasson-Svartman alights on a barren skerry, presumed uninhabited, and is surprised to discover there a young woman, Sara Fredrika. Despite her almost feral appearance, something about her strikes him to the core. The mission is a success and the Svea returns to Gothenburg. Tobiasson-Svartman, however, remains haunted by this chance encounter; his equilibrium has been disturbed, and he is now compelled to find any pretence to return to the remote islet. In \"Depths\", Mankell confirms his status as a writer beyond the crime genre.\u003cbr\u003eBy delving deep into the male psyche, he has produced a novel both as tense and compelling in every way as the Wallander series, but also powerful, moving and ultimately tragic.","brand":"Mankell, Henning","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":51914766647635,"sku":"9780099488651","price":11.41,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":50481290019155,"sku":"XG80099488651","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/mankell-henning-depths-xg80099488651-1141265093.jpg?v=1758128523","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/depths-1","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}