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Sarum

Sarum

by EdwardRutherfurd (Author)

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    Paperback 1992

    $4.21

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    Paperback 1997

    $18.32
Synopsis

In a novel of extraordinary richness the whole sweep of British civilisation unfolds through the story of one place, Salisbury, from beyond recorded time to the present day. The landscape - as old as time itself - shapes the destinies of the five families. The Wilsons and the Shockleys, locked in a cycle of revenge and rivalry for more than 400 years. The Masons, who pour their inspired love of stone into the creation of Stonehenge and Salisbury Cathedral. The Porters, descended from a young Roman soldier in exile. And the aristocratic Norman Godefrois, who will fall to the very bottom of the social ladder before their fortunes revive.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 1344
 Edition: New Ed
 Publisher: Arrow
Published: 04 Jun 1992
ISBN 10: 0099527308
ISBN 13: 9780099527305
Book Overview: The towering story of five families through 100 centuries of turmoil, tyranny, passion and prosperity.

Media Reviews
A heck of a story ... a grand read * Daily Mail *
A high-speed cavalcade of our island story ... a heady and sometimes sexy brew * Daily Express *
Bursts with action, encyclopedic in historic detail ... supremely well crafted and a delight to read * Chicago Tribune *
A richly imagined vision of history, written with genuine delight * San Francisco Chronicle *
A thundering good read ... a great achievement * The Bookseller *
Author Bio
Edward Rutherfurd was born in England, in the cathedral city of Salisbury. Educated locally, and at the universities of Cambridge, and Stanford, California, he worked in political research, bookselling and publishing. After numerous attempts to write books and plays, he finally abandoned his career in the book trade in 1983, and returned to his childhood home to write Sarum. Four years later, when the book was published, it became an instant international bestseller, remaining 23 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List. Since then he has written seven more bestsellers: Russka, a novel of Russia; London; The Forest, set in England's New Forest which lies close by Sarum; two novels which cover the story of Ireland from the time just before Saint Patrick to the twentieth century; New York; and Paris. His books have been translated into over twenty languages.