And yet it is here, isolated in a seemingly harsh landscape, under the threat of war and madness that the fight for survival will reveal in Harry an inner strength and capacity for love beyond anything he has ever known before. A privileged elder son, and stammeringly shy, Harry Cane has followed convention at every step. Remote and unforgiving, his allotted homestead in a place called Winter is a world away from the golden suburbs of turn-of-the-century Edwardian England. Patrick Gale - A Place Called Winter (2018 Podcast Episode) Plot Showing all 0 items Jump to: Summaries It looks like we dont have any Plot Summaries for this title yet.

Even the beginnings of an illicit, dangerous affair do little to shake the foundations of his muted existence - until the shock of discovery and the threat of arrest force him to abandon his wife and child and sign up for emigration to Canada. 'A mesmerising storyteller this novel is written with intelligence and warmth' The TimesĪ shy but privileged elder son, Harry Cane has followed convention at every step. This is a novel of secrets, sexuality and, ultimately, of great love.From the writer of BBC TV's MAN IN AN ORANGE SHIRT comes Sunday Times Top Ten hardback and paperback bestseller, A PLACE CALLED WINTER - picked for the BBC Radio 2 Simon Mayo Book Club and the Waterstones Book Club. In this exquisite journey of self-discovery, loosely based on a real life family mystery, Patrick Gale has created an epic, intimate human drama, both brutal and breathtaking.

And yet it is here, isolated in a seemingly harsh landscape, under the threat of war, madness and an evil man of undeniable magnetism that the fight for survival will reveal in Harry an inner strength and capacity for love beyond anything he has ever known before. In this exquisite journey of self-discovery, loosely based on a real life family mystery, Patrick Gale has created an epic, intimate human drama, both brutal and breathtaking. Remote and unforgiving, his allotted homestead in a place called Winter is a world away from the golden suburbs of turn-of-the-century Edwardian England. Forced to abandon his wife and child, Harry signs up for emigration to the newly colonised Canadian prairies. Synopsis 'Patrick Gale has written a book which manages to be both tender and epic, and carries the unmistakable tang of a true story. Even the beginnings of an illicit, dangerous affair do little to shake the foundations of his muted existence - until the shock of discovery and the threat of arrest cost him everything. Unabridged: 11 hr 6 min Format: Digital Audiobook Publisher: Hachette Audio. Jojo Moyes A privileged elder son, and stammeringly shy, Harry Cane has followed convention at every step. Patrick Gale has written a book which manages to be both tender and epic, and carries the unmistakable tang of a true story.

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