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The Gathering Night

The Gathering Night

by Margaret Elphinstone
Publication Date: 31/08/2009

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An utterly enchanting prehistorical novel set deep in our Stone-Age past, but resonating as a parable of our troubled planet 8,000 years on--an ecoparable, family saga, and Stone-Age adventure in one

Between Grandmother Mountain and the cold sea, Alaia and her family live off the land--but when one of her brothers goes hunting and never returns, the fragile balance of life is upset. Half-starved and maddened with grief, Alaia's mother follows her visions and goes in search of her lost son. When a stranger from a rival tribe appears on their hearth seeking shelter, they wonder if his stories of a great wave and a people perished are to be believed. What else could drive a man to travel alone between tribes in the depths of winter? Hopes of resolution come when Alaia's mother returns home as a "Go-Between," one able to commune with the spirits. But as all the Auk people come to get her for their annual Gathering Night, who there will listen to the voice of a woman? This is a compelling, genre-busting story of conflict, loss, love, adventure, and devastating natural disasters.

ISBN:
9781847672889
9781847672889
Category:
Historical Fiction
Publication Date:
31-08-2009
Language:
English
Publisher:
Canongate Books
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Dimensions (mm):
228.6x152.4x71.12mm
Weight:
0.51kg

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