Call of the Undertow - Couverture souple

Cracknell, Linda

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1908754303 ISBN 13 : 9781908754301

Editeur : Freight Books, 2013

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

'mysterious, deeply touching and makes enchantment feel very close to daily life' -- Sara Maitland

'...seductively pulls the reader into the deeper more dangerous currents of the human heart.Emotions ebb and flow along with the tide, in language clear and crisp as sea air.' -- Cynthia Rogerson

'Linda Cracknell's Caithness rises up off the page and takes form around us... Reading this book is like being there.' -- --Kirsty Gunn

'...a haunting tale that, like the landscape in which it's set, is perched on the cusp of the super­natural without ever quite toppling in.' -- The Herald

'This is a stark, atmospheric novel, with a strong sense of place: the wheeling sea birds, the endless ocean, and the drama of the big sky are all powerfully evoked, as is the sense of a small community where everyone knows everyone else's secrets.' --The Independent

'Every so often... The universe gifts you a book the reading of which becomes more important than anything else you could be doing at that moment... a reality that snares you so completely that for a few hours, it's the rest of the world that is shelved. Such a book is Call of the Undertow.' -- The Book Bag

'Cracknell managed to paint a picture of the coast so well that I found myself yearning for the sea. The setting was quite beautifully described in places. Matched with some harsh realities of life (which are true no matter where in the world that you are), Call of the Undertow is a quaint, but grounded, read that deals with loneliness and redemption.' --Subtle Melodrama

'The past and memory form the fulcrum in what is the first full length novel by one of Scotland s most exciting new talents. This atmospheric and finely crafted work certainly marks Cracknell as one to watch in 2014.' -- Waterstones Edinburgh

'An astonishingly beautiful novel with passages of exquisite nature writing, light-touch description and a well-paced narrative which moves around the human psyche like a restless wind.' -- Northwords Now

'...one of the most enchanting and magical novels of the year.' --Scots Whay Hae!

'...one of the most enchanting and magical novels of the year.' --Scots Whay Hae!

Présentation de l'éditeur :

When Maggie Thame, a childless forty-something from Oxford, relocates to a remote village at Scotland's most northern edge, it's clear she's running away. But to the villagers the question remains, from what? Pursuing her career as a freelance cartographer, she lives in self-imposed isolation, seeking refuge in the harsh beauty of her surroundings. This is disturbed when she falls into an uneasy friendship with Trothan Gilbertson, a strange, other-worldly local nine-year old. Like Maggie, it's unclear where Trothan really comes from, and what secrets might be lurking in his past. The lives of both become intertwined, with violent consequences that will change the destinies of woman and boy forever, forcing Maggie to confront the tragic events that first drew her to this isolated place. In this, her debut novel, award-winning writer Linda Cracknell explores themes of motherhood,guilt, myth and the elemental forces of nature in a lyrical, taut and haunting account of damaged lives seeking redemption.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Freight Books
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1908754303
• ISBN 13: 9781908754301
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256