The Golden Virgin (1957) was the sixth entry in Henry Williamson's
fifteen-volume A Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight spanning the years
from the late Victorian period to the Second World War. Its action
unfolds in 1916, the year of the Somme. As war destroys the
countryside Phillip Maddison loves, turning it into an inferno of
mud and terror, the damaged figure of the Mother of God with her
Babe on a ruined church inspires the legend that war will end only
when she, the Golden Virgin, topples into the ruins below.
Invalided home once again Phillip re-crosses the narrow waters of
the Channel to find life continuing as before, albeit with an
ever-widening gulf between those at home and those who have
'returned.' 'Williamson's style is romantic, though rarely
sentimental, and his sensuous response to nature is fresh and
surprising.' Anthony Burgess, Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in
English since 1939
General
| Imprint: |
Faber and Faber
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
A Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight |
| Release date: |
December 2010 |
| Authors: |
Henry Williamson
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| Dimensions: |
198 x 126 x 33mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
448 |
| Edition: |
Main |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-571-27485-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
General
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-571-27485-4 |
| Barcode: |
9780571274857 |
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