The Year Without Summer: 1816 - one event, six lives, a world changed

Description: The Year Without Summer by Guinevere Glasfurd A supervolcanic explosion in 1815 led to the extraordinary Year Without Summer in 1816 - a massive climate disruption causing famine, poverty, rebellion - one event, six lives, and a world changed. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT HISTORICAL FICTION PRIZE 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA GOLD CROWN AWARD 2020A STRIKINGLY SHARP AND SUBTLE WRITER GuardianSUPERB...BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN...UNFORGETTABLE FT WeekendSKILFUL Sunday Times RICH, INTRICATE, IMPRESSIVELY REALISED Observer VIVIDLY REALISED The TimesA VISION OF THE PAST AND A VISION OF THE FUTURE Irish TimesA VIVID SLICE OF HISTORICAL FICTION Sunday Express1815, Sumbawa Island, IndonesiaMount Tambora explodes in a cataclysmic eruption, killing thousands. Sent to investigate, ship surgeon Henry Hoggcan barely believe his eyes. Once a paradise, the island is now solid ash, the surrounding sea turned to stone. But worse is yet to come: as the ash cloud rises and covers the sun, the seasons will fail.1816In Switzerland, Mary Shelley finds dark inspiration. Confined inside by the unseasonable weather, thousands of famine refugees stream past her door. In Vermont, preacher Charles Whitlock begs his followers to keep faith as drought dries their wells and their livestock starve.In Suffolk, the ambitious and lovesick painter John Constable struggles to reconcile the idyllic England he paints with the misery that surrounds him. In the Fens, farm labourer Sarah Hobbs has had enough of going hungry while the farmers flaunt their wealth. And Hope Peter, returned from the Napoleonic wars, finds his family home demolished and a fence gone up in its place. He flees to London, where he falls in with a group of revolutionaries who speak of a better life, whatever the cost. As desperation sets in, Britain becomes beset by riots - rebellion is in the air.The Year Without Summer is the story of the books written, the art made; of the journeys taken, of the love longed for and the lives lost during that fateful year. Six separate lives, connected only by an event many thousands of miles away. Few had heard of Tambora - but none could escape its effects.VIVID, VIBRANT, HARD TO PUT DOWN Hilary SpurlingTHOUGHT-PROVOKING, BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN AND VERY COMPELLING Harriet TyceINGENIOUS AND ABSORBING Kirsty Wark ASTONISHING, RIVETING, MASTERFUL, POETIC Emily Rapp Black A WORLDWIDE CANVAS BROUGHT TO LIFE IN VIVID, HEARTBREAKING DETAIL Marianne Kavanagh Author Biography Guinevere Glasfurd is a critically acclaimed novelist. Her debut novel, The Words in my Hand, was shortlisted for the 2016 Costa First Novel Award and Authors Club Best First Novel Award and was longlisted in France for the Prix du Roman FNAC. Her second novel, The Year Without Summer, was written with support from the MacDowell Foundation, longlisted for the Walter Scott Historical Fiction Prize 2021 and shortlisted for the HWA Gold Crown Award 2020. Awarded grants from the Arts Council England and the British Council for her work, her writing has also appeared in The Scotsman, Mslexia and in a collection published by the National Galleries of Scotland. Originally from Lancaster, she now lives near Cambridge with her husband and daughter. Review Guinevere Glasfurds follow-up to her 2016 Costa-shortlisted debut The Words in My Hand is another superb saga, rich in both historical detail and human interest . . . [Glasfurd] combines her intricate storyline with an impressively realised sense of a world being dragged into the modern age - ObserverSuperb . . . a stay-up-all-night page-turner . . . a beautifully written, angry, unflinching and unforgettable novel. - Financial TimesVividly realised . . . this second novel does not disappoint - The TimesGlasfurd is a strikingly sharp and subtle writer who finds beauty in the bleakest situations. She has the rare ability to conjure characters vividly in a few deft strokes and the gift, rarer still, of making us care deeply about them . . . an angry and tender interrogation of tangibly real lives . . . Glasfurds hard-hitting admonition deserves to find its mark. - The GuardianGlasfurd is a skilful writer and the book offers much to enjoy - Sunday TimesA rich, well-written, and entirely convincing work of historical fiction. Each story adds a dimension to the exploration of climate disaster across social class and geography ... in The Year Without Summer we are offered both a vision of the past and a vision of the future - Irish TimesA vivid slice of historical fiction - Sunday ExpressGuinevere Glasfurds ingenious and absorbing storytelling brought both the very human and epic impact of the worlds worst volcanic catastrophe to life in an indelible way that brings the past right into the present - Kirsty Wark, author of THE LEGACY OF ELIZABETH PRINGLE Long Description LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT HISTORICAL FICTION PRIZE 2021 SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA GOLD CROWN AWARD 2020 A STRIKINGLY SHARP AND SUBTLE WRITER Guardian SUPERB...BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN...UNFORGETTABLE FT Weekend SKILFUL Sunday Times RICH, INTRICATE, IMPRESSIVELY REALISED Observer VIVIDLY REALISED The Times A VISION OF THE PAST AND A VISION OF THE FUTURE Irish Times A VIVID SLICE OF HISTORICAL FICTION Sunday Express 1815, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia Mount Tambora explodes in a cataclysmic eruption, killing thousands. Sent to investigate, ship surgeon Henry Hogg can barely believe his eyes. Once a paradise, the island is now solid ash, the surrounding sea turned to stone. But worse is yet to come: as the ash cloud rises and covers the sun, the seasons will fail. 1816 In Switzerland, Mary Shelley finds dark inspiration. Confined inside by the unseasonable weather, thousands of famine refugees stream past her door. In Vermont, preacher Charles Whitlock begs his followers to keep faith as drought dries their wells and their livestock starve.In Suffolk, the ambitious and lovesick painter John Constable struggles to reconcile the idyllic England he paints with the misery that surrounds him. In the Fens, farm labourer Sarah Hobbs has had enough of going hungry while the farmers flaunt their wealth. And Hope Peter , returned from the Napoleonic wars, finds his family home demolished and a fence gone up in its place. He flees to London, where he falls in with a group of revolutionaries who speak of a better life, whatever the cost. As desperation sets in, Britain becomes beset by riots - rebellion is in the air. The Year Without Summer is the story of the books written, the art made; of the journeys taken, of the love longed for and the lives lost during that fateful year. Six separate lives, connected only by an event many thousands of miles away. Few had heard of Tambora - but none could escape its effects. VIVID, VIBRANT, HARD TO PUT DOWN Hilary Spurling THOUGHT-PROVOKING, BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN AND VERY COMPELLING Harriet Tyce INGENIOUS AND ABSORBING Kirsty Wark ASTONISHING, RIVETING, MASTERFUL, POETIC Emily Rapp Black A WORLDWIDE CANVAS BROUGHT TO LIFE IN VIVID, HEARTBREAKING DETAIL Marianne Kavanagh Review Quote Vivid, vibrant, hard to put down. Whod have thought a book about calamitous climate change could also be such a joy to read? Promotional "Headline" A supervolcanic explosion in 1815 led to the extraordinary Year Without Summer in 1816 - a massive climate disruption causing famine, poverty, rebellion - one event, six lives, and a world changed. Details ISBN1473672333 ISBN-10 1473672333 ISBN-13 9781473672338 Author Guinevere Glasfurd Pages 416 Publisher John Murray Press Short Title The Year Without Summer Language English Imprint Two Roads DEWEY 823.92 Year 2021 Publication Date 2021-02-18 UK Release Date 2021-02-18 Country of Publication United Kingdom Format Paperback Subtitle 1816 - one event, six lives, a world changed - longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize 2021 Audience General NZ Release Date 2021-02-08 AU Release Date 2021-02-08 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:131228085;

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