Neanderthal: A Novel - Softcover

Darnton, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312963009 ISBN 13: 9780312963002

Publisher: St Martin's Press, 1997

Synopsis

When a leading Harvard archaeologist vanishes in the remote mountains of central Asia after sending a message about an extraordinary discovery, ex-lovers and academic rivals Matt Mattison and Susan Arnot set out on an expedition to find a relic band of long-lost Neanderthals. Reprint.

About this title

Review:

"Think Indiana Jones! A rollicking tale, hair-raisingly believable. Perfect vacation reading" (Newsday)

"Imaginative, entertaining, intelligent...such fun reading" (San Francisco Chronicle)

"Clever...Non-stop action!" (Los Angeles Daily News)

About the Author:

John Darnton was born in New York City in 1941. He has worked for thirty years as a reporter, editor, and foreign correspondent for The New York Times, based in New York, Nigeria, Kenya, Spain, Poland, and the United Kingdom. He won the George Polk Award for his coverage of Africa and Eastern Europe, and in 1982 was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for stories smuggled out of Poland during martial law. He is married to Nina Darnton, also a journalist. They have two daughters, Kyra and Liza, and a son, Jaime. They live in New York City, where Darnton is the Culture Editor for The New York Times.

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martin's Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0312963009
• ISBN 13: 9780312963002
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 395