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'I WILL REMOVE THE HEART OF STONE WITHIN YOU,' RECITED THE PRIEST, 'AND GIVE YOU A HEART OF FLESH INSTEAD.'
Abandoned by God and her husband, the twin props of her existence, Morna Gordon has tried to live her life through her mother and daughter, both plunged in crises of their own. But the priest's words stir something in her soul, and meeting David – a man who believes passionately in souls – stirs something more profound.
Emerging from her anger and bewilderment, she embarks on a voyage of self-discovery, which takes her from the lunacy of anything-goes California, to a remote northern island and another century, to the fulfilment of scholarship and, finally to furious, fumbling but intoxicating love.
Exploring the lives of three generations of women with sensitivity and perception, 'The Stillness The Dancing' juxtaposes humour with tragedy, sex with mysticism, faith with doubt, the grab-all twentieth century with the hairshirt idealism of the Age of Saints in a giant lifescape of a novel.
'Perriam is bursting with ideas about sex, death, grief, celibacy, the problems of old age, of guilt, of mother-daughter relationships. The problems of women of all ages are described in a flexible lucid style, while humour and exuberance help to make this novel hugely enjoyable'
IRISH TIMES
'An excellent novel which does not flinch from the grave and universal subject of death, yet manages intimacy and scale at once. The wild and bitter comedy of life in America contrasts with the almost poetic purity of life on a Scottish island. This novel is about the utterly demanding nature of real love which can force a person through darkness into light. Perriam's writing is as rewarding as her theme.'
BEL MOONEY, 'Cosmopolitan'
'A questing novel, probing every pain-filled human part...brave, honest and clever.'
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A hardback book with both book and jacket in very good condition, dated 1985, First Edition. Seller Inventory # 041172
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Novel. VG in good d/j. ISBN 0718125347. Seller Inventory # 5788
Book Description First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 466p. ; 22 cm. Subjects: Fiction in English. Modern fiction. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 254659
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. The jacket is a bit rubbed and edgeworn. Internally clean and tightly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Seller Inventory # 464t
Book Description First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 466p. ; 22 cm. Subjects: Fiction in English. Modern fiction. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 254659
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. the jacket is shelf rubbed. edge wear on the book. foxing and markings, a few inscriptions. sound binding. may require extra postage. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Seller Inventory # f90fg
Book Description Black hardback cloth cover. First Edition. 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). 466pp. With dust jacket. VG : in very good condition. Pages browning. Cover rubbed. Seller Inventory # bbp148e
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1985 Michael Joseph first edition hardback; Very Good copy, lightly tanned pages; Very Good unclipped dj; UK dealer, immediate dispatch. Seller Inventory # 170R14
Book Description Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. SIGNED by the Author with an interesting inscription of thanks and also two Letters to Professor Thomas, who was of some assistance with the book, both letters signed by Wendy Perriam. No other inscriptions. Black cloth cover with Silver Lettering on spine. 466 Pages, 8 3/4" Tall. Pages tanned and a few spots of browning on top page edges. Slight wear to jacket. Unclipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 016693