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published
October 2nd 2003
by The Harvill Press
binding
Hardcover, 160 pages
isbn
1843430878
(isbn13: 9781843430872)
description
In this visionary fable, John Turner’s death in the 18th century leaves an emotional charge for Ian and Sal in the 20th, which deeply affects their re...more
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Read in September, 2008
Borrowed.
Halfway through reading this book, I began to fear it would turn out to be a paen to euthanasia. And so it proved. Clearly, the twenty-first century's mantra is going to be "Kill the sick". Or, better, convince the sick to kill themselves. So neat and tidy. And cheap.
I often think about the children starving in places like Haiti and the Congo. Maybe we should offer them assisted suicide. So much less painful than death by inanition. If we're not...more
Halfway through reading this book, I began to fear it would turn out to be a paen to euthanasia. And so it proved. Clearly, the twenty-first century's mantra is going to be "Kill the sick". Or, better, convince the sick to kill themselves. So neat and tidy. And cheap.
I often think about the children starving in places like Haiti and the Congo. Maybe we should offer them assisted suicide. So much less painful than death by inanition. If we're not...more
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Read in July, 2009
I must admit that this book needed a fair bit of attention to get through with its flipping through past and present and the language used, which required a bit of thinking to understand. I think however, that all of that contributed to the general feel of the book, where you had to look deeply to understand all the characters and how they connected to each other and the landscape.
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Horribly tempted to give this a fifth star on the strength of the dialogue alone. How the author elicits more and more realism from written dialogue with every book he writes astounds me. Nor have ‘parallel plots across time’ diminished in his hands.
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Classic Garner with a grown up edge. Love the atmosphere and the scenery and the mystery. But I often felt I needed to be able to visualize the valley better. I can feel it but I just can't see it.
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Read in March, 2008
How does a 3.5 cubic metre rock only weight 0.7 tonne?
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