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SALT by Jeremy Page 1st American Edition 2007 WWII Novel
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
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- Subject
- Literature, Modern
- Special Attributes
- 1st Edition
- ISBN
- 9780670038688
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0670038687
ISBN-13
9780670038688
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57081688
Product Key Features
Book Title
Salt
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Family Life, Literary
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
16.4 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-037568
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
thrilling and memorable "Los Angeles Times" truly rich and strange, gorgeous in the telling and heartbreaking in its message. "Salt" is truly a book to savor. "Hartford Courant", “&thrilling and memorable â€� — Los Angeles Times “&truly rich and strange, gorgeous in the telling and heartbreaking in its message. Salt is truly a book to savor.â€� — Hartford Courant, …thrilling and memorable …” —Los Angeles Times …truly rich and strange, gorgeous in the telling and heartbreaking in its message. Saltis truly a book to savor.” —Hartford Courant
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
823/.92
Grade To
UP
Synopsis
A haunting, evocative portrait of three generations of a family by an exciting and inspired new voice in fiction It is the summer of 1945 in Norfolk, England, and when Goose comes upon a German soldier buried neck deep in the mud of a local salt marsh, she pulls him out and brings him home. Nine months later, he vanishes in a makeshift boat, leaving Goose behind with a newborn daughter, Lil. Taught to read the clouds by her mother, Lil is curious and her childhood strange. When she becomes the object of two brothers desire, her life takes a tragic turn. Fifteen years later, it is Lils son, Pip, who attempts to make sense of his familys intriguing history. Pip, who never utters a word, is alone and isolated in his mute world and is beguiled by the lovely flame-haired Elsie who lives nearby. Pip comes of age among the marshes like the generations before himbut will the misfortune of his familys past repeat itself through him? "Salt" is a family saga that explores the relationship between people and the landscape in which they live. Atmospheric and lyrical, Jeremy Pages debut novel is revelatory in its use of language. For fans of John Banville and Marilynne Robinson, "Salt" signals the introduction of a significant writer., A haunting, evocative portrait of three generations of a family, this debut novel explores the relationship between people and the landscape in which they live., A haunting, evocative portrait of three generations of a family by an exciting and inspired new voice in fiction It is the summer of 1945 in Norfolk, England, and when Goose comes upon a German soldier buried neck deep in the mud of a local salt marsh, she pulls him out and brings him home. Nine months later, he vanishes in a makeshift boat, leaving Goose behind with a newborn daughter, Lil. Taught to read the clouds by her mother, Lil is curious and her childhood strange. When she becomes the object of two brothers’ desire, her life takes a tragic turn. Fifteen years later, it is Lil’s son, Pip, who attempts to make sense of his family’s intriguing history. Pip, who never utters a word, is alone and isolated in his mute world and is beguiled by the lovely flame-haired Elsie who lives nearby. Pip comes of age among the marshes like the generations before him—but will the misfortune of his family’s past repeat itself through him? Salt is a family saga that explores the relationship between people and the landscape in which they live. Atmospheric and lyrical, Jeremy Page’s debut novel is revelatory in its use of language. For fans of John Banville and Marilynne Robinson, Salt signals the introduction of a significant writer.
LC Classification Number
PR6116.A35S25 2006
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