Author: Rosemary Sutcliff
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
ISBN: 0192793608
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The boy lay in the silence of the great battlefield, gazing at his own hand spread on the ground beside him. The hand moved and he realized, with something like surprise, that he was not dead. His name was Owain and further up the hillside lay his father and brother, both killed by Saxon warriors in that last great battle of Aquae Sulis. From that moment Owain knows that he must make his own way in the world and so begins his journey to face the many challenges that lie ahead. Rosemary Sutcliff is one of the greatest writers of historical fiction and Dawn Wind is an acclaimed and much-loved classic tale which will enthral readers old and new. This stunning new edition features the evocative original black and white illustrations by award-winning artist, Charles Keeping, which bring the story vividly to life.
Dawn Wind
Author: Rosemary Sutcliff
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
ISBN: 0192793608
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The boy lay in the silence of the great battlefield, gazing at his own hand spread on the ground beside him. The hand moved and he realized, with something like surprise, that he was not dead. His name was Owain and further up the hillside lay his father and brother, both killed by Saxon warriors in that last great battle of Aquae Sulis. From that moment Owain knows that he must make his own way in the world and so begins his journey to face the many challenges that lie ahead. Rosemary Sutcliff is one of the greatest writers of historical fiction and Dawn Wind is an acclaimed and much-loved classic tale which will enthral readers old and new. This stunning new edition features the evocative original black and white illustrations by award-winning artist, Charles Keeping, which bring the story vividly to life.
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
ISBN: 0192793608
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The boy lay in the silence of the great battlefield, gazing at his own hand spread on the ground beside him. The hand moved and he realized, with something like surprise, that he was not dead. His name was Owain and further up the hillside lay his father and brother, both killed by Saxon warriors in that last great battle of Aquae Sulis. From that moment Owain knows that he must make his own way in the world and so begins his journey to face the many challenges that lie ahead. Rosemary Sutcliff is one of the greatest writers of historical fiction and Dawn Wind is an acclaimed and much-loved classic tale which will enthral readers old and new. This stunning new edition features the evocative original black and white illustrations by award-winning artist, Charles Keeping, which bring the story vividly to life.
Dawn Wind
Author: Christina Savage
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780440117926
Category : Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780440117926
Category : Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
Dawn Wind
Author: Robert Louis Smith-Walker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Breath Like the Wind at Dawn
Author: Devin Jacobsen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781944697938
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Fiction. Spanning two decades, BREATH LIKE THE WIND AT DAWN tells the epic story of the Tamplin family of outlaw-twins Quinn and Irving; their brother Edward, who is on the run from a dark past; and their mother Annora, who has been left to defend their haunted Minnesota homestead. Yet at the center of the novel is Les, patriarch of the Tamplins, Civil War veteran, and sheriff of Utica, who is possessed by an indelible lust to strangle his victims. Only when the brothers set about to rob Utica's bank will the family at last converge in an unforgettable finale when blood will be met with blood. Combining the multi-perspective family drama of As I Lay Dying with the violent lyricism of Blood Meridian, BREATH LIKE THE WIND AT DAWN brings a brave new voice to American fiction.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781944697938
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Fiction. Spanning two decades, BREATH LIKE THE WIND AT DAWN tells the epic story of the Tamplin family of outlaw-twins Quinn and Irving; their brother Edward, who is on the run from a dark past; and their mother Annora, who has been left to defend their haunted Minnesota homestead. Yet at the center of the novel is Les, patriarch of the Tamplins, Civil War veteran, and sheriff of Utica, who is possessed by an indelible lust to strangle his victims. Only when the brothers set about to rob Utica's bank will the family at last converge in an unforgettable finale when blood will be met with blood. Combining the multi-perspective family drama of As I Lay Dying with the violent lyricism of Blood Meridian, BREATH LIKE THE WIND AT DAWN brings a brave new voice to American fiction.
Annual
Author: Cooperative wholesale society, limited, Manchester, Eng
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Zoologist
Author: Sundaram Seshu
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electric networks
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electric networks
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
The Shadow of the Wind
Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101147067
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
The New York Times bestseller “The Shadow of the Wind is ultimately a love letter to literature, intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero.” —Entertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice) “One gorgeous read.” —Stephen King Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer’s son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind, by one Julián Carax. But when he sets out to find the author’s other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In fact, Daniel may have the last of Carax’s books in existence. Soon Daniel’s seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelona’s darkest secrets--an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101147067
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
The New York Times bestseller “The Shadow of the Wind is ultimately a love letter to literature, intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero.” —Entertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice) “One gorgeous read.” —Stephen King Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer’s son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind, by one Julián Carax. But when he sets out to find the author’s other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In fact, Daniel may have the last of Carax’s books in existence. Soon Daniel’s seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelona’s darkest secrets--an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love.
Black Wind
Author: F. Paul Wilson
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780765362926
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
The story of the Pacific conflict as seen through the eyes of two families with little in common but pride, and of four people torn between love and honor.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780765362926
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
The story of the Pacific conflict as seen through the eyes of two families with little in common but pride, and of four people torn between love and honor.
The Collecting Net
The Wind Before the Dawn
Author: Dell H. Munger
Publisher: Musson Book Company, [191-?]
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Publisher: Musson Book Company, [191-?]
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description