{"product_id":"the-unveiling-hardcover","title":"The Unveiling - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eQuan Barry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eWe Ride Upon Sticks\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhen I'm Gone, Look for Me in the East\u003c\/i\u003e, a genre-bending novel of literary horror set in Antarctica that explores abandonment, guilt, and survival in the shadow of America's racial legacy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStriker isn't entirely sure she should be on this luxury Antarctic cruise. A Black film scout, her mission is to photograph potential locations for a big-budget movie about Ernest Shackleton's doomed expedition. Along the way, she finds private if cautious amusement in the behavior of both the native wildlife and the group of wealthy, mostly white tourists who have chosen to spend Christmas on the Weddell Sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when a kayaking excursion goes horribly wrong, Striker and a group of survivors become stranded on a remote island along the Antarctic Peninsula, a desolate setting complete with boiling geothermal vents and vicious birds. Soon the hostile environment will show each survivor their true face, and as the polar ice thaws in the unseasonable warmth, the group's secrets, prejudices, and inner demons will also emerge, including revelations from Striker's past that could irrevocably shatter her world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith her signature lyricism and humor, Quan Barry offers neither comfort nor closure as she questions the limits of the human bonds that connect us to one another, affirming there are no such things as haunted places, only haunted people. Gripping, lucid, and imaginative, \u003ci\u003eThe Unveiling\u003c\/i\u003e is an astonishing ghost story about the masks we wear and the truths we hide even from ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQUAN BARRY\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eight books of fiction and poetry including \u003ci\u003eWhen I'm Gone, Look for Me in the East\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWe Ride Upon Sticks\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2020 ALA Alex Award; and \u003ci\u003eShe Weeps Each Time You're Born\u003c\/i\u003e. Her most recent poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eAuction\u003c\/i\u003e, was named one of the five best collections of 2023 by the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Her first play, \u003ci\u003eThe Mytilenean Debate\u003c\/i\u003e, premiered in 2022. She is the Lorraine Hansberry Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379287847014,"sku":"9780802165350","price":36.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/o76GxfXxWV9780802165350.webp?v=1768918395","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-unveiling-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}