A stunning, exquisite novel from an award-winning writer about a
minister dispatched to a remote island off of Scotland to "clear"
the last remaining inhabitant, who has no intention of leaving--an
unforgettable tale of resilience, change, and hope. John, an
impoverished Scottish minister, has accepted a job evicting the
lone remaining occupant of an island north of Scotland--Ivar, who
has been living alone for decades, with only the animals and the
sea for company. Though his wife, Mary, has serious misgivings
about the errand, he decides to go anyway, setting in motion a
chain of events that neither he nor Mary could have predicted.
Shortly after John reaches the island, he falls down a cliff and is
found, unconscious and badly injured, by Ivar who takes him home
and tends to his wounds. The two men do not speak a common
language, but as John builds a dictionary of Ivar's world, they
learn to communicate and, as Ivar sees himself for the first time
in decades reflected through the eyes of another person, they build
a fragile, unusual connection. Unfolding in the 1840s in the final
stages of the infamous Scottish Clearances--which saw whole
communities of the rural poor driven off the land in a relentless
program of forced evictions--this singular, beautiful, deeply
surprising novel explores the differences and connections between
us, the way history shapes our deepest convictions, and how the
human spirit can survive despite all odds. Moving and
unpredictable, sensitive and spellbinding, Clear is a profound and
pleasurable read.
General
Imprint: |
Scribner
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2024 |
Authors: |
Carys Davies
|
Dimensions: |
213 x 140 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Pages: |
208 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-66803-066-0 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-66803-066-7 |
Barcode: |
9781668030660 |
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