The Collector of Lost Things
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The Collector of Lost Things by Jeremy Page
The worlds of ocean and ice were meeting in a frontier of rage, as if the Earth had torn in two along this line. This was a place, if there ever was a place, where you could disappear. The year is 1845 and young researcher Eliot Saxby is paid to go on an expedition to the Arctic in the hope of finding remains of the by now extinct Great Auk. He joins a regular hunting ship, but the crew and the passengers are not what they seem. Caught in the web of relationships on board, Eliot struggles to understand the motivations of the sociopathic, embroidery-loving Captain Sykes, the silent First Mate French, the flamboyant laudanum-addicted Bletchley and, most importantly of all, Bletchley's beautiful but strange 'cousin' Clara. As the ship moves further and further into the wilds of the Arctic sea, Eliot clings to what he believes in, desperate to save Clara but drawn irrevocably back into the past that haunts him.
Stunningly good -- Rose Tremain, For Salt Striking, funny, terrifying.. I admired and loved it -- Margaret Forster, For Salt A powerful new voice. Independent Page writes with feeling and intimacy, his touch is poetic and sure. [The novel's] sense of the natural world is fine and compelling. A powerful vision. Guardian Page's electrifying saga of family dysfunction glides from the bleakness of the Fens to the vast an ecstatic salt marshes of north Norfolk. You can smell every barn and barnacle. -- Richard Mabey The Week Remarkably haunting, an atmosphere you can taste on the tongue. Time Out A lyrical and elegiac novel about a real past and an imagined future. Starred Kirkus Review Thrilling and memorable. Los Angeles Times A poignant and heartbreaking novel enthusiastically recommended for all readers. Library Journal
Jeremy Page grew up in North Norfolk and has worked as a script editor for Film4 and the BBC, in addition to being a scriptwriter and teaching on the Creative Writing MA at UEA.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781408704189 |
| ISBN 10 | 1408704188 |
| Title | The Collector of Lost Things |
| Author | Jeremy Page |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2013-04-18 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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