The Forest - Softcover

Rutherfurd, Edward

 
9780345441782: The Forest

Synopsis

An epic, multigenerational novel of England focuses on a family living on the southern coast and spans the period from the Norman conquest to the nineteenth century. By the author of Russka and London. Reprint.

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About the Author

Edward Rutherfurd was born in Salisbury, England, and educated at Cambridge University. His first novel, Sarum, was an instant international bestseller. His subsequent novels–Russka and London–were also highly acclaimed bestsellers here and abroad.

From the Inside Flap

AS ENTERTAINING AS SARUM AND RUTHERFURD S OTHER SWEEPING NOVEL OF BRITISH HISTORY, LONDON.
The Boston Globe


Engaging . . . A sprawling tome that combines fact with fiction and covers 900 years in the history of New Forest, a 100,000-acre woodland in southern England . . . Rutherfurd sketches the histories of six fictional families, ranging from aristocrats to peasants, who have lived in the forest for generations. . . . But the real success is in how Rutherfurd paints his picture of the wooded enclave with images of treachery and violence, as well as magic and beauty.
The New York Post

THE FOREST IS MICHENER TOLD WITH AN ENGLISH ACCENT.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

TALES OF LOVE AND HONOR, DECEIT AND VIOLENCE, INHERITANCE AND LOSS.
San Jose Mercury News

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