SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2023 'Arnott has an eye and an
ear for description that can elevate otherwise quiet moments to
something genuinely transcendent... A luminously told, whole-life
story of a young boy discovering how to be his own man.' Guardian Ned
West dreams of sailing across the river on a boat of his very own. To
Ned, a boat means freedom - the fresh open water, squid-rich reefs,
fires on private beaches - a far cry from life on Limberlost, the
family farm, where his father worries and grieves for Ned's older
brothers. They're away fighting in a ruthless and distant war,
becoming men on the battlefield, while Ned - too young to enlist -
roams the land in search of rabbits to shoot, selling their pelts to
fund his secret boat ambitions. But as the seasons pass and Ned grows
up, real life gets in the way. Ned falls for Callie, the tough,
capable sister of his best friend, and together they learn the lessons
of love, loss, and hardship. When a storm decimates the Limberlost
crop and shakes the orchard's future, Ned must decide what to protect:
his childhood dreams, or the people and the land that surround him...
At turns tender and vicious, Limberlost is a tale of the masculinities
we inherit, the limits of ownership and understanding, and the
teeming, vibrant wonders of growing up. Told in spellbinding,
folkloric spirit, this is an unforgettable love letter to the richness
of the natural world from a writer of rare talent.
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ISBN
9781838956813
Publisert
2022
Utgiver
Vendor
Atlantic Books
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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