The Naked Name of Love by Sanjida O'connell
In 1865, as Darwin's new theory of evolution begins to sweep aside old certainties, a young Jesuit priest and plant-hunter sets out into an unknown world. He is driven by twin passions: for science and for his faith. Travelling across the Eastern Steppes of Mongolia in the company of a Buddhist monk and a local horseman, Joseph's journey is fraught with danger, both physical and spiritual. But it is Namuunaa, the gifted shaman woman who saves his life, who offers a greater challenge: she will teach him what it is to love. A story of East meeting West and of a love that transcends culture, faith and, ultimately, tragedy, this is both a novel on an epic scale and an astonishingly intimate story.
'A beautiful story of West meeting East and of love that transcends culture, faith and ultimately, tragedy, this is a novel on an epic scale and an astonishingly intimate story' * Irish Post *
'Accounts of the natural world are quite beautiful and the psychological acuteness of some of the novel's events, such as the senseless, brutal killing of a mule by a soldier bent on displaying his power, is effective and disquieting' * Sydney Morning Herald *
'Grapples with faith and science post-Darwin as East and West cultures clash on the steppes of Mongolia in 1865It is a very special book, a lovely novel for The English Passengers or Stars of the Sea market, and an epic love story beautifully written' * Bookseller *
Praise for Sanjida O'Connell * - *
Taut, complex and highly original * The Times on Angel Bird *
Sanjida O'Connell does for sugar what Dava Sobel did for Longitude: make a gripping drama out of dry school lessons * Guardian on Sugar: the Grass that Changed the World *
'[O'Connell] has quite an imagination.' * Dover Express; Folkestone Herald; Deal + Sandwich Express *
'Accounts of the natural world are quite beautiful and the psychological acuteness of some of the novel's events, such as the senseless, brutal killing of a mule by a soldier bent on displaying his power, is effective and disquieting' * Sydney Morning Herald *
'Grapples with faith and science post-Darwin as East and West cultures clash on the steppes of Mongolia in 1865It is a very special book, a lovely novel for The English Passengers or Stars of the Sea market, and an epic love story beautifully written' * Bookseller *
Praise for Sanjida O'Connell * - *
Taut, complex and highly original * The Times on Angel Bird *
Sanjida O'Connell does for sugar what Dava Sobel did for Longitude: make a gripping drama out of dry school lessons * Guardian on Sugar: the Grass that Changed the World *
'[O'Connell] has quite an imagination.' * Dover Express; Folkestone Herald; Deal + Sandwich Express *
Sanjida O'Connell is a TV presenter and producer. She is the author of five previous books, two novels, Theory of Mind and Angel Bird, written in her early twenties and three works of non-fiction, Mindreading: How we Learn to Love and Lie, Sugar: The Grass that Changed the World and Nature's Calendar. She also has a PhD in Theory of Mind.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780719521744 |
| ISBN 10 | 0719521742 |
| Title | The Naked Name of Love |
| Author | Sanjida O'connell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2010-01-07 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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