The Brittle Star
An epic story of the American West
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
28 November 2017
Summary
If a man beats you, you never let your anger show, never at the time. You wait, until he least expects it, until nobody remembers that you were angry at all …
In 1860s Southern California, life on the Burn ranch has been peaceful for 15-year-old John Evert since the death of his father. But recently there have been violent raids on nearby properties, where it’s not just cattle and horses that are taken, but women too. And when the white-painted men arrive at the Burn …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473622067 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1473622069 |
| Author: | Davina Langdale |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Sceptre |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 28 November 2017 |
| Weight: | 264g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 136mm x 199mm |
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Critics Review
Totally brilliant
Langdale is excellent at delineating landscapes both natural and human … She puts it on the page with such detail and self-confidence that I believe every word - Guardian
Davina Langdale
Davina Langdale studied Zoology at Bristol University, and worked with 93 chimpanzees and a hippo in Northern Zambia. She returned to the UK to take a postgraduate diploma in journalism at the London College of Printing, and after a brief stint in that field she realised that fiction was her true love. The Brittle Star is her first novel.
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