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Set in the stunning landscape of North Wales just after D-Day, Daviess profoundly moving first novel traces a perilous wartime romance.
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" Davies appears to be able to inhabit anyone."
" Davies' s characters are marvelously nuanced."
"A memorable writer of sinewy intelligence and rare grace." -- David Mitchell
" Beautifully conjures a place and its people, in an extraordinary time . . . a rare gem." — Claire Messud
" If you loved The English Patient, there' s probably a place in your heart for The Welsh Girl . . .evocative."
" A beautiful, ambitious novel that takes the reader into the most personal corner of war. It is emotionally resonant and perfectly rendered." — Ann Patchett
" Resonates with an authenticity that had to be earned . . . The specifics of Esther' s world . .. grant the novel a moody authority reminiscent of another age." --Gail Caldwell
"[A] beautifully written story of life and love on the outskirts of war. . . This first novel by Davies. . . has been anticipated - and with its wonderfully drawn characters, it has been worth the wait."
"Davies employs an elegant, cinematic prose . . .This is a deeply felt, deeply imagined novel, and its characters remain a presence after the book is closed in the way that one walks off from an opera, still hearing the melodies." -- Stuart Dybek
"In this skilled, beautifully empathic novel, the intersection of English troops, German POWs, and Welsh families with their flocks yields surprising insights into what it means to have a territory. Peter Ho Davies is a wonderful writer." -- Andrea Barrett
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" Davies' s characters are marvelously nuanced."
"A memorable writer of sinewy intelligence and rare grace." -- David Mitchell
" Beautifully conjures a place and its people, in an extraordinary time . . . a rare gem." — Claire Messud
" If you loved The English Patient, there' s probably a place in your heart for The Welsh Girl . . .evocative."
" A beautiful, ambitious novel that takes the reader into the most personal corner of war. It is emotionally resonant and perfectly rendered." — Ann Patchett
" Resonates with an authenticity that had to be earned . . . The specifics of Esther' s world . .. grant the novel a moody authority reminiscent of another age." --Gail Caldwell
"[A] beautifully written story of life and love on the outskirts of war. . . This first novel by Davies. . . has been anticipated - and with its wonderfully drawn characters, it has been worth the wait."
"Davies employs an elegant, cinematic prose . . .This is a deeply felt, deeply imagined novel, and its characters remain a presence after the book is closed in the way that one walks off from an opera, still hearing the melodies." -- Stuart Dybek
"In this skilled, beautifully empathic novel, the intersection of English troops, German POWs, and Welsh families with their flocks yields surprising insights into what it means to have a territory. Peter Ho Davies is a wonderful writer." -- Andrea Barrett
The acclaimed first novel from one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists 2003, a powerful tale of love, war and divided loyalties
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- PublisherSceptre
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0340953128
- ISBN 13 9780340953129
- BindingHardcover
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