Hound Music by Rosalind Belben
Written in gorgeous prose, this fine historical novel aims to show how, at the turn of the century, the whole household - and indeed the whole village - is intimately linked with fox-hunting, from the local farmers to the master's valet, from the parson to the doctor, from the gypsy boy to the nursemaid taking out the baby in his pram. Only one person is not a supporter. She is Dorothy Lupus, wife of the Master himself. When her beloved husband dies, Dorothy feels scourged by the singing of houdns that carries from the kennels across the park. Rhapsody, Rapture, Romany, Roguish, Padiant, Rarity, Rakish, Ringlet and Restless...they sense tragedy and mourn the Master. Dorothy seizes the chance to banish hounds and their hound music for ever. She goes away, for her health, to North Africa...But in her absence, her children begin to hunt again. On eof the hounds has escaped from its new owners and made its way back home, the children still have their ponies and their lap dogs, the spaniel, the dachsounds, the terriers, the bloodhound...
Rosalind Belben's work has been consistently admired: 'she has written some of the most memorable prose in contemporary fiction... Belben gives us glimpses of such beauty that one can only choose, like her, to celebrate life' Independent; 'richly original' TLS; 'she has a photographic eye for natural beauty and is also tough-minded and funny' Observer. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780701172770 |
| ISBN 10 | 0701172770 |
| Title | Hound Music |
| Author | Rosalind Belben |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2001-08-16 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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