The Chapel at the Edge of the World
$24.37
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2010
Summary
Emilio and Rosa are childhood sweethearts, engaged to be married. But it is 1942 and the war has taken Emilio far from Italy, to a tiny Orkney island where he is a POW. Rosa must wait for him to return and help her mother run the family hotel on the shores of Lake Como, in Italy.
Feeling increasingly frustrated with his situation, Emilio is inspired by the idea of building a chapel on the barren island. The prisoners band together to create an extraordinary building out of little more…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781848541504 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1848541503 |
| Author: | Kirsten Mckenzie |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2010 |
| Weight: | 287g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 132mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
If you only read one book this summer, though, make it The Chapel at the Edge of the World - Sunday Herald
‘Unusual, fluently written… [an] unshowy absorbing read’ - Guardian‘McKenzie’s book grows impressively and movingly into its author’s distinct vision’ - Daily Mail‘So much fascinating detail that the reader s attention never wanders for a moment. - Morning Star‘A warm, humane and finely written debut’ - The TimesA fine debut inspired by a wartime act of optimism … I can t imagine a finer tribute than this lovely book - The Independent on Sunday‘The two landscapes of Orkney and Italy are beautifully evoked by the author - Greenock Telegraph‘A fine first novel’ - East Riding NewsKirsten Mckenzie
Kirsten McKenzie is 32 and lives in Pittenweem with her husband and two children. The Chapel at the Edge of the World is her first novel.
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