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Fifteen Wild Decembers
Karen Powell
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Description for Fifteen Wild Decembers
Paperback.
Isolated from society, Emily Bronte and her siblings spend their days inventing elaborate fictional realms or roaming the wild moors above their family home in Yorkshire. When the time comes for them to venture out into the world to earn a living, each of them struggles to adapt, but for Emily the change is catastrophic. Torn from the landscape to which she has become so passionately bound, she is simply unable to function. To the outside world, Emily Bronte appears taciturn and unexceptional, but beneath the surface her mind is in a creative ferment. A violent phenomenon is ... Read more
Isolated from society, Emily Bronte and her siblings spend their days inventing elaborate fictional realms or roaming the wild moors above their family home in Yorkshire. When the time comes for them to venture out into the world to earn a living, each of them struggles to adapt, but for Emily the change is catastrophic. Torn from the landscape to which she has become so passionately bound, she is simply unable to function. To the outside world, Emily Bronte appears taciturn and unexceptional, but beneath the surface her mind is in a creative ferment. A violent phenomenon is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Europa Editions (UK) Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781787704817
SKU
9781787704817
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Karen Powell
Karen Powell grew up in Rochester, Kent, but now lives with her family in North Yorkshire. She works at York Minster Fund, an independent charity which raises money for the conservation and restoration of York Minster. Her novel The River Within was published by Europa Editions in 2020.
Reviews for Fifteen Wild Decembers
"Powell is a talent to watch."
Lisa Appignanesi, author of Everyday Madness
"Utterly stunning, with prose that reads like a painting."
Elizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll Factory on The River Within
"Powell's style and tone reminiscent of an earlier generation of reticent yet emotionally brutal writers like Shirley Hazzard and Graham Greene. A mesmerizing escape." ... Read more
Lisa Appignanesi, author of Everyday Madness
"Utterly stunning, with prose that reads like a painting."
Elizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll Factory on The River Within
"Powell's style and tone reminiscent of an earlier generation of reticent yet emotionally brutal writers like Shirley Hazzard and Graham Greene. A mesmerizing escape." ... Read more