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White Clyffe (Paperback)
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White Clyffe (Paperback)
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Writing fiction after years of diligent and conscientious attention
to detail, was a revelation. The story simply flowed chapter by
chapter; the development of characters who in turn dictate the
course of the story was a special delight. Then I learned that
quite often one paragraph dictates the flow and rhythm of the next,
as much as the characters dictate their own behaviour. John a
skinny boy we first met in an English churchyard planting primroses
on his brother's grave, becomes a central figure to this story. He
survived against odds to raise a large family yet emerges as a
complex character. The birth of a calf is a thrill for the whole
family that owes nothing to financial security or base ambition or
fear of starvation; it is a new life, an elementary joy. Even the
most ancient, gnarled, grizzled farmer will stroke the calf as
tenderly as a new mother, and John was no exception. He returned to
check the cow four or five times in a few hours. Later in the
evening he came out of the house saying he would "Just have a last
look before bed." Outwardly, an apparently simple villager, yet
also capable of filling the place of the late priest, his mentor,
during the terrifying downward spiral of the Black Death. A time
when the death toll was so heavy that all must have feared for
their own survival. John's eldest child Edith, inherits his
strength and holds the family together through turbulent times,
culminating in the Peasant's Revolt. The young king's fear and
revenge threatened any excited young man who might have followed
the meetings from town to town until they reached the rising
industrial city of Salisbury. The newly built spire of the
cathedral gleamed in sunlight, mocking the furies at street level.
Incensed by the monstrous poll tax furious rebels provoked a
military crackdown. Even the deafening racket of the weaving shops
had been silenced till order was restored. But revenge was taken
brutally for the remainder of a long, bloody summer.
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Imprint: |
Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
August 2021 |
Authors: |
Colin Fletcher
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Dimensions: |
203 x 127 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
144 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-83975-557-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Historical fiction
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LSN: |
1-83975-557-1 |
Barcode: |
9781839755576 |
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