Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies
In 1944, a German Jewish refugee is sent to Wales to interview Rudolf Hess; in Snowdonia, a seventeen-year-old girl, the daughter of a fiercely nationalistic shepherd, dreams of the bright lights of an English city; and in a nearby POW camp, a German soldier struggles to reconcile his surrender with his sense of honour. As their lives intersect, all three will come to question where they belong and where their loyalties lie. Peter Ho Davies's thought-provoking and profoundly moving first novel traces a perilous wartime romance as it explores the bonds of love and duty that hold us to family, country, and ultimately our fellow man. Vividly rooted in history and landscape, THE WELSH GIRL reminds us anew of the pervasive presence of the past, and the startling intimacy of the foreign.
'A memorable writer of sinewy intelligence and rare grace' - David Mitchell Every word slots into perfect place in a debut that puts not a foot wrong - Mail on Sunday on THE UGLIEST HOUSE IN THE WORLD Wherever these globe-trotting fictions go, vaulting across continents and swerving through time lines, their humour, poignancy and understanding is never far behind - Sunday Times on THE UGLIEST HOUSE IN THE WORLD He picks his way through fragile family ties with an almost feline agility and graceHo Davies can really do voices: the book is a feat of ventriloquism. Like his first collection, EQUAL LOVE deserves the laurels - Literary Review on EQUAL LOVE These stories make all these varied experiences so satisfyingly recognisable, have a style so perfect that it does not draw attention to itself, and display such a likeable and ironic intelligence that in the end your heart lifts - Independent on EQUAL LOVE'Davies' variations on a theme are brilliant' - Penelope Fitzgerald on EQUAL LOVE Astounding Peter Ho Davies has left a unique, definitive footprint in the soil of contemporary short fiction - Washington Post on THE UGLIEST HOUSE IN THE WORLD
Peter Ho Davies's first short story collection, THE UGLIEST HOUSE IN THE WORLD, won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and the PEN/Macmillan Prize. His second, EQUAL LOVE, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and a New York Times Notable Book. In 2003 he was named one of the 'Best of Young British Novelists' by Granta. He is currently director of the graduate programme in creative writing at the University of Michigan. The son of a Welsh father and Chinese mother, Davies was raised in England and spent his summers in Wales. He is married with one son.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340938263 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340938269 |
| Title | Welsh Girl |
| Author | Peter Ho Davies |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2007-02-08 |
| Number of pages | 348 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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