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Set in rural East Anglia and London and having its' extraordinary denouement in Nashville, Tennesee, this is a novel written by the author of "Temporary Shelter" which won a Giles Cooper Award for Radio Plays, "The Colonel's Daughter" and "The Swimming Pool Season".
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Review:
"The Village Voice Literary Supplement"
Book Description:
"Sacred Country" is...about the unexpected and its pleasures, the thrill of rounding a corner and finding something is not at all what you thought, even when that something is yourself...brilliant.
"The Boston Sunday Globe"
A stunning achievement.
"The New Yorker"
A beautiful, knowing novel about isolation and loneliness.
"The Wall Street Journal"
An extraordinary novel....spare, pointed [and] extremely moving.
"The Washington Post"
The writing in this novel is a sheer delight....skilled, intelligent storytelling at its best.
"The London Times Evening Standard"
"Sacred Country," by even the most exacting standards, is an unqualified success.
Los Angeles Times
Mary's story is superficially bizarre, yet Tremain makes her not just real but moving and blithe....There is a hint of the magical or providential at work.
"The Boston Sunday Globe"
Rose Tremain's purpose is to probe and illumine the mystery of identity with particular poignancy and rare compassion....intricate and rewarding fiction.
"The New York Times Book Review"
A book that we give to our friends and are glad to have read...Tremain gives us a precisely imagined landscape and...characters that we come to care deeply about.
"The Literary Review"
(London)
There is no one like Tremain as far as the eye can see....Her book is one to admire and enjoy. It is funny, absorbing, and quite original. I've read nothing to touch it this year.
"The Boston Sunday Globe"A stunning achievement.
"The New Yorker"A beautiful, knowing novel about isolation and loneliness.
"The Wall Street Journal"An extraordinary novel....spare, pointed [and] extremely moving.
"The Washington Post"The writing in this novel is a sheer delight....skilled, intelligent storytelling at its best.
Los Angeles TimesMary's story is superficially bizarre, yet Tremain makes her not just real but moving and blithe....There is a hint of the magical or providential at work.
"The Boston Sunday Globe"Rose Tremain's purpose is to probe and illumine the mystery of identity with particular poignancy and rare compassion....intricate and rewarding fiction.
"The New York Times Book Review"A book that we give to our friends and are glad to have read...Tremain gives us a precisely imagined landscape and...characters that we come to care deeply about.
"The Literary Review"(London)There is no one like Tremain as far as the eye can see....Her book is one to admire and enjoy. It is funny, absorbing, and quite original. I've read nothing to touch it this year.
"The Village Voice Literary Supplement""Sacred Country" is...about the unexpected and its pleasures, the thrill of rounding a corner and finding something is not at all what you thought, even when that something is yourself...brilliant.
"The London Times Evening Standard""Sacred Country, " by even the most exacting standards, is an unqualified success.
Los Angeles Times Mary's story is superficially bizarre, yet Tremain makes her not just real but moving and blithe....There is a hint of the magical or providential at work.
"The Wall Street Journal" An extraordinary novel....spare, pointed [and] extremely moving.
"The Literary Review" (London) There is no one like Tremain as far as the eye can see....Her book is one to admire and enjoy. It is funny, absorbing, and quite original. I've read nothing to touch it this year.
"The Boston Sunday Globe" A stunning achievement.
"The Boston Sunday Globe" Rose Tremain's purpose is to probe and illumine the mystery of identity with particular poignancy and rare compassion....intricate and rewarding fiction.
"The New Yorker" A beautiful, knowing novel about isolation and loneliness.
"The New York Times Book Review" A book that we give to our friends and are glad to have read...Tremain gives us a precisely imagined landscape and...characters that we come to care deeply about.
"The Washington Post" The writing in this novel is a sheer delight....skilled, intelligent storytelling at its best.
"The Village Voice Literary Supplement" "Sacred Country" is...about the unexpected and its pleasures, the thrill of rounding a corner and finding something is not at all what you thought, even when that something is yourself...brilliant.
"The London Times Evening Standard" "Sacred Country, " by even the most exacting standards, is an unqualified success.
The New Yorker A beautiful, knowing novel about isolation and loneliness.
The Wall Street Journal An extraordinary novel....spare, pointed [and] extremely moving.
The Village Voice Literary Supplement Sacred Country is...about the unexpected and its pleasures, the thrill of rounding a corner and finding something is not at all what you thought, even when that something is yourself...brilliant.
The New York Times Book Review A book that we give to our friends and are glad to have read...Tremain gives us a precisely imagined landscape and...characters that we come to care deeply about.
The Boston Sunday Globe A stunning achievement.
The London Times Evening Standard Sacred Country, by even the most exacting standards, is an unqualified success.
The Washington Post The writing in this novel is a sheer delight....skilled, intelligent storytelling at its best.
The Literary Review (London) There is no one like Tremain as far as the eye can see....Her book is one to admire and enjoy. It is funny, absorbing, and quite original. I've read nothing to touch it this year.
The Boston Sunday Globe Rose Tremain's purpose is to probe and illumine the mystery of identity with particular poignancy and rare compassion....intricate and rewarding fiction.
25 years on from its first publication this classic novel from the Orange prize-winning author of The Road Home and Restoration is reissued with a bold new look
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- PublisherSinclair-Stevenson Ltd
- Publication date2099
- ISBN 10 1856196550
- ISBN 13 9781856196550
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages388
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