Description
In the far reaches of the Arctic, the Spahr family makes a precarious living on a fjord that can only be reached by kayak or float plane, even as melting glaciers and rising seas threaten the only home they’ve ever known. When a centuries-old, perfectly preserved piano surfaces from the ice-cold depths—an artifact of a long-ago homesteading “civilizing” scheme—it sparks an unexpected boom in piano hunting and turns survival into a high-stakes, high-imagination enterprise. Spanning generations, the story moves backward to the original expedition and forward to the descendants who inherit both the dream and its consequences, blending wonder with hard questions about what we trade for stability. With exuberant, lyrical momentum reminiscent of contemporary literary fabulism, this inventive epic explores family devotion, the pull of place, and the uneasy ways communities profit from beauty as the world around them changes.
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paperback
Random House
Published May 12, 2026
305 pages
ISBN: 9780593702437
paperback
Pantheon
Published May 12, 2026
305 pages
ISBN: 9780593702451
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Details
First Published
2026
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Pillagers' Guide to Arctic Pianos by Kendra Langford Shaw.