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| Title | : | In The Place of Fallen Leaves |
| Author | : | Tim Pears |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 352 pages |
| Published | : | July 2005 by Bloomsbury (first published October 1st 1994) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Young Adult. Coming Of Age. Contemporary. Modern. Adult Fiction. European Literature. British Literature |
Tim Pears
Paperback | Pages: 352 pages Rating: 3.79 | 383 Users | 61 Reviews
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This overwhelmingly hot summer everything seems to be slowing down in the tiny Devon village where Alison lives, as if the sun is pouring hot glue over it. 'This idn't nothin', ' says Alison's grandmother, recalling a drought when the earth swallowed lambs, and the summer after the war when people got electric shocks off each other. But Alison knows her memory is lying: this is far worse. She feels that time has stopped just as she wants to enter the real world of adulthood. In fact, in the cruel heat of summer, time is creeping towards her, and closing in around the valleyList Books Supposing In The Place of Fallen Leaves
| Original Title: | In the Place of Fallen Leaves |
| ISBN: | 0747578362 (ISBN13: 9780747578369) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Devon, England(United Kingdom) |
| Literary Awards: | Hawthornden Prize (1994), Ruth Hadden Memorial Award (1993) |
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Ratings: 3.79 From 383 Users | 61 ReviewsPiece Regarding Books In The Place of Fallen Leaves
A novel set in 1980s Devon, written by an Englishman but with an unaccountable "magic realism" feel. The depths of human failings and goodness are explored through the eyes of a 13 year old girl. A beautiful novel.The story of a girl, her family, and the people she encounters in a small Devon village is a bit standoffish for the first couple of chapters, but turns into a lovely work. After reading the author notes in Notwithstanding I was compelled to pick up this, Tim Pears (Pairs? Piers?) first novel and have to agree with de Bernièresit is a beautiful work.Seemingly set in the late 1980s, Pears creates a terrific cast of characters as seen through the eyes of Alison, the book's young narrator during
Searched for a copy of this book because I had liked the horseman so much but I just couldn't get into this one. Stuck with it to the end but my mind would wander and I'd have to reread sections. Similar style in which he paints a portrait of a family over just regular everyday living but this one would drift off on tangents from the past about various characters.
Setting: Devon, UK; 1980's. Against a background of the hottest and driest summer on record, teenage Alison narrates the story of her farming family: their lives, loves and losses and her coming of age. Overall, I enjoyed the book but didn't bond as well with the characters as I would have wished to - this is essential in a story like this but, for some inexplicable reason, I found myself unable to. Would still give it 7/10.
I loved this book not challenging no intricate plot, just simplicity. A young girls take on the long hot summer when she left her childhood behind and began to embark on her journey into adulthood. It made me long for the days when we had communities, and nature drove life not money. A time when you were part of a family from birth to death, when the old were excepted, and all the challenges of elderly infirm relatives were part of the wonderful tapestry of life. When families were never termed
So beautifully written
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