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Discover 'She That Lay Silent-Like Upon Our Shore', a mesmerizing novel set on a remote northern island, where profound themes of loyalty, isolation, and humanity’s intricate relationship with nature unfold. This poignant fable, penned by a masterful storyteller, captures the tale of an unnamed boy exiled from his community to the wild Wastelands. In his quest for survival, he harmonizes with the beauty and brutality of the natural world. The arrival of the Leviathan, a magnificent beast that washes ashore, ignites his fervent desire to protect it, contrasting sharply with his community’s belief that the creature is the embodiment of evil. As the Prelate sparks a philosophical clash proclaiming the creature as devil incarnate, the narrative intensifies into a gripping exploration of existential themes and the battle between tradition and nature. Celebrated as one of the Irish Times Best Books to Look Forward to in 2023, this novel is a unique blend of imagination and language, reminiscent of a darkly wondrous folkloric tale. With an ISBN of 9781399801577, this BRAND NEW release from publisher John Murray invites readers to immerse themselves in its haunting story. Shipping for this item is free, and please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Please note that once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781399801577
Year: 2023
Publisher: John Murray
Description:
* IRISH TIMES BEST BOOKS TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2023 *
'An act of pure imagination: this is one of those stories that arrive fully formed in the writer's head, asking to be written first and understood later. The result is a kind of vision, told with great attention to language, voice and tone' ANNE ENRIGHT
'Strange and darkly wondrous . . . like a wild and witty outtake from a folkloric Moby-Dick' PHILIP HOARE
A creature from another world had collided with ours - a reckonin she might properwise be knowt, a great reckonin had washed upon our shores, and I ran twort it.
On a remote island in the northern seas an unnamed boy is exiled from his community and cast into the Wastelands. In his struggle to survive he breaks away from the strictures of his upbringing and aligns himself with the beauty and brutality of the natural world. The Leviathan, a colossal beast that strands itself upon the shore, is the embodiment of everything the boy has yearned for and he vows to protect it with his life. The community's religious leader, the Prelate, proclaims the creature to be the devil incarnate, triggering a physical and philosophical battle that will propel life on the island towards a bloody and inevitable end.
Told in a remarkable narrative voice, She That Lay Silent-like Upon Our Shore is a powerful fable about loyalty, isolation and humanity's complex relationship with nature.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781399801577
Year: 2023
Publisher: John Murray
Description:
* IRISH TIMES BEST BOOKS TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2023 *
'An act of pure imagination: this is one of those stories that arrive fully formed in the writer's head, asking to be written first and understood later. The result is a kind of vision, told with great attention to language, voice and tone' ANNE ENRIGHT
'Strange and darkly wondrous . . . like a wild and witty outtake from a folkloric Moby-Dick' PHILIP HOARE
A creature from another world had collided with ours - a reckonin she might properwise be knowt, a great reckonin had washed upon our shores, and I ran twort it.
On a remote island in the northern seas an unnamed boy is exiled from his community and cast into the Wastelands. In his struggle to survive he breaks away from the strictures of his upbringing and aligns himself with the beauty and brutality of the natural world. The Leviathan, a colossal beast that strands itself upon the shore, is the embodiment of everything the boy has yearned for and he vows to protect it with his life. The community's religious leader, the Prelate, proclaims the creature to be the devil incarnate, triggering a physical and philosophical battle that will propel life on the island towards a bloody and inevitable end.
Told in a remarkable narrative voice, She That Lay Silent-like Upon Our Shore is a powerful fable about loyalty, isolation and humanity's complex relationship with nature.