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Thursbitch
eBook
ISBN/EAN: 9781448162925
Umbreit-Nr.: 6417661
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 176 S., 0.15 MB
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 27.03.2014
Auflage: 1/2014
E-Book
Format: EPUB
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- <p>Here John Turner was cast away in a heavy snow storm in the night in or about the year 1755.</p><p>The print of a woman's shoe was found by his side in the snow where he lay dead.</p><p>This enigmatic memorial stone, high on the bank of a prehistoric Pennine track in Cheshire, is a mystery that lives on in the hill farms today.</p><p>John Turner was a packman. With his train of horses he carried salt and silk, travelling distances incomprehensible to his ancient community. In this visionary tale, John brings ideas as well as gifts, which have come, from market town to market town, from places as distant as the campfires of the Silk Road. John Turner's death in the eighteenth century leaves an emotional charge which, in the twenty-first century, Ian and Sal find affects their relationship, challenging the perceptions they have of themselves and of each other.<i>Thursbitch</i>is rooted in a verifiable place. It is an evocation of the lives and the language of all people who are called to the valley of Thursbitch.</p>
- Kurztext
- Here John Turner was cast away in a heavy snow storm in the night in or about the year 1755.The print of a woman's shoe was found by his side in the snow where he lay dead. This enigmatic memorial stone, high on the bank of a prehistoric Pennine track in Cheshire, is a mystery that lives on in the hill farms today. John Turner was a packman. With his train of horses he carried salt and silk, travelling distances incomprehensible to his ancient community. In this visionary tale, John brings ideas as well as gifts, which have come, from market town to market town, from places as distant as the campfires of the Silk Road. John Turner's death in the eighteenth century leaves an emotional charge which, in the twenty-first century, Ian and Sal find affects their relationship, challenging the perceptions they have of themselves and of each other. Thursbitch is rooted in a verifiable place. It is an evocation of the lives and the language of all people who are called to the valley of Thursbitch.
- Autorenportrait
- Alan Garner was born in Congleton, Cheshire, in 1934. His began writing his first novel at the age of 22 and is renowned as one of Britain's outstanding writers for young adults. He has won many prizes for his writing, and, in 2001 he was awarded the OBE for services to literature.
- Schlagzeile
- 'Magnificent. A powerful and deeply felt narrative - <i>Thursbitch</i> resonates with liminal, potent songs' <i>Financial Times</i>