Run to the Western Shore
‘Surprising, poignant, elemental’ novel from award-winning author
Seiten
2023
Swift Press (Verlag)
978-1-80075-297-9 (ISBN)
Swift Press (Verlag)
978-1-80075-297-9 (ISBN)
'A beautiful love story with an incredible sense of place' - The Times
‘Compact and engrossing . . . a pleasure of a novel’ - Daily Mail
Britain, AD 72. Quintus, a slave long exiled from his people, has travelled to far-flung places under the command of a powerful Roman. Though a citizen of nowhere, he is a man of reason, fluent in many languages. Olwen, a volatile warrior, is rooted in her native land.
Given away by her father as part of a peace treaty, Olwen flees during the night, taking Quintus with her. Hunted by an army, the two make their way across the country, living off the land, heading for the western shore . . .
‘Pears is a master at making you see again landscapes that have long vanished . . . He has an unusual gift for creating characters you want to spend time with - Guardian
‘Compact and engrossing . . . a pleasure of a novel’ - Daily Mail
Britain, AD 72. Quintus, a slave long exiled from his people, has travelled to far-flung places under the command of a powerful Roman. Though a citizen of nowhere, he is a man of reason, fluent in many languages. Olwen, a volatile warrior, is rooted in her native land.
Given away by her father as part of a peace treaty, Olwen flees during the night, taking Quintus with her. Hunted by an army, the two make their way across the country, living off the land, heading for the western shore . . .
‘Pears is a master at making you see again landscapes that have long vanished . . . He has an unusual gift for creating characters you want to spend time with - Guardian
Tim Pears is a Lannan Prize-winning author and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His books include In the Place of Fallen Leaves (winner of the Hawthornden Prize and the Ruth Hadden Memorial Award), In A Land of Plenty (made into a ten-part BBC series), Landed (shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize, winner of the MJA Open Book Awards), and The West Country Trilogy.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 03.11.2023 |
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Historische Romane |
| ISBN-10 | 1-80075-297-0 / 1800752970 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-80075-297-9 / 9781800752979 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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