Author: THEROUX, MARCEL
Title: Far North
Description: Faber & Faber, UK, 2009. First Edition, Softcover. New. 9780571237777 304 pages. Available Now. Book Description: Every day I buckle on my guns and go out to patrol this dingy city.: Out on the far northern border of a failed state, Makepeace patrols the ruins of a dying city and tries to keep its unruly inhabitants in check. : Into this cold, isolated world comes evidence that life is flourishing elsewhere - a refugee from the vast emptiness of forest, whose existence inspires Makepeace to take to the road to reconnect with human society. : What Makepeace finds is a world unravelling, stockaded villages enforcing a rough and uncertain justice, mysterious slave camps labouring to harness the little understood technologies of a vanished civilization. But Makepeace's journey also leads to unexpected human contact, tenderness, and the dark secrets behind this frozen world.: FAR NORTH leads the reader on a quest through an unforgettable arctic landscape, from humanity's origins to its likely end. Bleak, haunting, spare - and yet ultimately hopeful, the novel is suffused with an ecstatic awareness of the world's fragility and beauty, and its unexpected ability to recover from our worst trespasses. : Review: Sublime . There is a satisfying sadness and finality to Theroux's vision. --The New York Times Book Review The first great cautionary fable of climate change. Marcel Theroux's homespun tale about a solitary frontier survivor conjures up a monolithic world that's ominous and deeply memorable. --Lydia Millet, The Washington Post A suspenseful, gripping vision of catastrophe wrought by the warring human impulses of greed and imagination. --The Dallas Morning News Theroux has managed to pull off a macho novel that would appeal to both male and female readers. . Who would have thought that a novel of doom could be so interesting . so . enjoyable? A real page-turner that's a surprising romp beyond despair. --The Globe and MailHow refreshing to meet Makepeace Hatfield, who faces a world gone wild with hope, humor, and a scrappy tenacity that manage : Book Description: Far North is a major new novel of retribution and forgiveness from Marcel Theroux, the prize-winning author of The Paperchase and A Blow to the Heart. Size: 13.6 x 2.7 x 21.5 cm. 304 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Paperback; ISBN: 0571237770. ISBN/EAN: 9780571237777. Inventory No: F239-1208.

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