In our fast-paced world of today one has to really trust an author to make a big commitment of time to surrender oneself as a reader to the enormity of a novel such as this of nearly six hundred pages. But it pays to persevere as one is sucked into its narrative as young Danish priest Morten Falck, with a fondness for Rousseau, sets out for Greenland in 1787 to attempt to convert the Inuit to the Danish church.
Vividly translated by Martin Aitken, Leine’s descriptions are brilliant and insightful as Falck undergoes a crisis of faith and draws us into the visceral world of Eternal Fjord. It is a great, original novel with a rich polyphony of memorable places and events and resonating characters. A work that will endure.
From the swarming streets of Copenhagen to the frozen villages of Greenland, The Prophets of Eternal Fjord is a grand, magisterial story of epic proportion. Earning rave reviews and scores of readers across the world, Kim Leine's masterpiece-sweeping across the sea in a whaler and scurrying, panicked, from the Great Fire of 1795-arrives on American shores erupting with pathos, lust, faith lost and found, and a cast of characters clinging to life amidst persecution and calamity.
Idealistic, foolhardy Morten Falck, the hapless hero, is a newly ordained priest sailing to Greenland in 1787 to convert the Inuit to the Danish…
Through Streets Broad and Narrow, recounting voices from my native city of Dublin, is a book that makes me happy, sad, and nostalgic.
So wide is its scope in capturing the history, literature, and art of this venerable old city, together with its rich store of songs, street games, and customs, that it touches on all the emotions. Brilliantly compiled by the poet and essayist Declan Collinge, for anyone who wants to know Dublin, this is the book.
"The city in literature, song, character and place. Declan Collinge’s compelling literary journey down those historic streets, broad and narrow, now adds a rich colorful dimension to our understanding of the ancient city. It evokes the enduring spirit of Dublin, bequeathed to us by the many talented writers, poets and artists of today and times past, capturing in one volume much of the unique character and literary personality of the city and its people."
I dip into my well-thumbed edition of this inspiring book every so often, but in 2003, I was reading from it daily as it led me by the hand through the ups and downs of my own creations as I tackled a new novel.
I matched the months and seasons in which I was writing with hers and found it exhilarating to discover what she was thinking on the same day as me, even if removed by years. Virginia is like a wise aunt who has seen it all and knows it all and imparts honest and perceptive insights into the world of literature and creativity. It is a book I could not be without.
An invaluable guide to the art and mind of Virginia Woolf, drawn from the personal record she kept over a period of twenty-seven years.
Included are entries that refer to her own writing, and those that are relevant to the raw material of her work, and, finally, comments on the books she was reading. The first entry included here is dated 1918 and the last, three weeks before her death in 1941. Between these points of time unfolds the private world—the anguish, the triumph, the creative vision—of one of the great writers of the twentieth century.
Jo Jo is an endearing but sometimes mischievous little girl of eight years. She has a great imagination. She can talk to animals, and she loves the woods, where many of her adventures take place.
Find out how the deer Rudolf got his red nose, what a crab turns into at the seaside, or what happens to Jo Jo when she gets lost in the city or when she is whisked off to a magic kingdom.
Sometimes Jo Jo can be scary too, as in the spooky tale of The Moving Door Handle. Here are stories that will appeal not only to children of all ages but to imaginative adults as well who are young at heart.
Joseph recommends Fantastic Mr Fox because he thinks it is really clever.
He likes the way the fox digs a whole little village for all the wildlife. There are three farmers in the story, and they all have very different personalities, which makes it interesting. The story is funny as the fox steals from the farmers and drives them all mad. It is so funny the way an animal can do this to humans.
Someone's been stealing from the three meanest farmers around, and they know the identity of the thief-it's Fantastic Mr. Fox! Working alone they could never catch him; but now fat Boggis, squat Bunce, and skinny Bean have joined forces, and they have Mr. Fox and his family surrounded. What they don't know is that they're not dealing with just any fox-Mr. Fox would rather die than surrender. Only the most fantastic plan can save him now.
Seán really enjoyed the book Awful Auntie because it is based in a huge old-fashioned mansion that has a garage with a fancy Rolls Royce in it.
He loves the way there are twists and turns in the story. This makes the story mysterious. There is also a ghost in this story. He loves this. He would definitely recommend this book.
From number one bestselling author David Walliams comes another heartfelt but hilarious hoot of an adventure
Stella Saxby is the sole heir to Saxby Hall. But awful Aunt Alberta and her giant owl will stop at nothing to get it from her. Luckily Stella has a secret - and slightly spooky - weapon up her sleeve...
