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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Random House Uk Ltd
Publication date October 2, 2003
Pages 176
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9781843430872
ISBN-10 1843430878
Dimensions 0.75 by 5.75 by 8.75 in.
Weight 0.70 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Published in Great Britain
Original list price $29.95
§As reported by publisher
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Summary
An exploration, through fiction, of a C18 mystery that lives on in the valley of Thursbitch. John Turner, a packman, died in a storm in 1755, and was found with a woman's footprint in the snow beside him. His death leaves an emotional charge that Ian and Sal find affects their own relationship.
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"HERE JOHN TURNER WAS CAST AWAY IN A HEAVY SNOW STORM IN THE NIGHT IN THE YEAR 1755" "THE PRINT OF A WOMAN'S SHOE WAS FOUND BY HIS SIDE IN THE SNOW WHERE HE LAY DEAD"

 

John Turner was a packman. With his train of horses he carried salt and silk across distances incomprehensible to his ancient and static community. He brings ideas as well as gifts that have come, by many short journeys, from market town to market town, and from places as distant as the campfires of the Silk Road. John Turner's death in the 18th century leaves an emotional charge Ian and Sal find affects their relationship in the 21st, challenging the perceptions they have of themselves and of each other. A visionary fable firmly rooted in a verifiable place, this novel is an evocation of the lives and the language of all people who are called to the valley of Thursbitch.



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9781843430872 | details & prices | 176 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $29.95
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