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28%OFFMargaret Elphinstone - The Gathering Night - 9781847672896 - V9781847672896
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The Gathering Night

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Description for The Gathering Night Paperback. A compelling family drama of love and loss, set deep in our stone age past Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272. 384 pages. A compelling family drama of love and loss, set deep in our stone age past. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 26. Weight: 274.
Between Grandmother Mountain and the cold sea, Alaia and her family live off the land. But when her brother goes hunting and never returns, the fragile balance of life is upset. Half-starved and maddened with grief, Alaia's mother follows her visions and goes in search of her lost son. The Gathering Night is a story of conflict, loss, love, adventure and devastating natural disaster. This gripping novel is set deep in our stone-age past, but resonates as a parable for our troubled planet 8,000 years on.

Product Details

Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847672896
SKU
V9781847672896
Shipping Time
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99-37

About Margaret Elphinstone
Margaret Elphinstone is the author of nine previous novels, including Light, Voyageurs and The Sea Road. She lives in Glasgow.

Reviews for The Gathering Night
A vivid tale . . . both lyrical and matter-of-fact, at times touched with humour . . . Perhaps the most telling achievement of The Gathering Night is that it persuades us to accept its entirely different value-system without a qualm, and even to regret that humanity ever thought of swapping the hunter's spear for the tiller's spade. ... Read more

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