Scapegallows by Carol Birch
* A convict colony in New South Wales, Australia is the setting for Carol Birch's new novel, based on real events. Now out in paperback, Birch proves once again that she is 'a born storyteller' TIMES
** 'Birch deftly tells a story spanning several decades, with an intensity that is. . lyrical . . . . and evokes the period without compromising her complex diachronic concerns * TLS ** '[Birch has] a first class voice . . . An exciting and evocative fictional version of the life of Margaret Catchpole . . . The novel is a triumph of texture and historical detail’ *
SUNDAY TIMES * ** 'Birch deftly tells a story spanning several decades, with an intensity that is . . . lyrical . . . . and evokes the period without compromising her complex diachronic concerns’ *
TLS * ** 'A rich portrait of a shadowy world of 18th century sailors and smugglers, full of characters both charming and fatally flawed. Fans of Margaret Atwood's ALIAS GRACE will enjoy this engaging and compassionate tale’ *
PSYCHOLOGIES * ** 'Birch is a naturally literary writer who can, with a simple image, evoke the deepest emotion’ *
SUNDAY TIMES * ** 'Birch deftly tells a story spanning several decades, with an intensity that is . . . lyrical . . . . and evokes the period without compromising her complex diachronic concerns’ *
TLS * ** 'A rich portrait of a shadowy world of 18th century sailors and smugglers, full of characters both charming and fatally flawed. Fans of Margaret Atwood's ALIAS GRACE will enjoy this engaging and compassionate tale’ *
PSYCHOLOGIES * ** 'Birch is a naturally literary writer who can, with a simple image, evoke the deepest emotion’ *
Carol Birch was born in Manchester. Author of seven novels, she has won the David Higham Award, the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and was longlisted for the 2003 ManBooker Prize. She lives in Lancaster.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844083916 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844083918 |
| Title | Scapegallows |
| Author | Carol Birch |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2008-07-03 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Prizes | Winner of EDP-Jarrold East Anglian Book Awards 2008 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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