Far from civilization, on the hunt for Sir John Franklin's recently lost Northwest Passage expedition, Lieutenant Morgan and his crew find themselves trapped in ever-hardening Arctic ice that threatens to break apart their ship. When Morgan realizes that a stowaway will give birth to his child in the frozen wilderness, he finds new clarity and courage to lead his men across a bleak expanse as shifting, stubborn, and treacherous as human nature itself.
A harrowing tale of psychological fortitude against impossible odds, The Surfacing is also a beautifully told story of one man's transformative journey toward fatherhood.
Cormac James was born in Cork, Ireland. He has published short fiction in Columbia, Guernica, AGNI, Phoenix Irish Short Stories, and the Dublin Review. The Surfacing is his North American debut novel. He lives in Montpellier, France, with his wife and son.
Chris MacDonnell is a classically trained actor and audiobook narrator who graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in 1973. He has an excellent reputation in the U.K. for playing leading and supporting roles in theater, television, radio drama, and films.