Elmet, Fiona Mozley
Elmet, Fiona Mozley
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Elmet

Author: Fiona Mozley

Narrator: Gareth Bennett Ryan

Unabridged: 7 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/15/2017


Synopsis

In this atmospheric and profoundly moving debut, Cathy and Daniel live with their father, John, in the remote woods of Yorkshire, in a house the three of them built themselves. John is a gentle brute of a man, a former enforcer who fights for money when he has to, but who otherwise just wants to be left alone to raise his children. When a local landowner shows up on their doorstep, their precarious existence is threatened, and a series of actions is set in motion that can only end in violence. Steeped in the natural world of northern England, this is a lyrical commentary on the bonds of siblings and fatherhood, and on the meaning of community in the modern world. Elmet marks the launch of a major new voice in literary fiction.

About Fiona Mozley

Fiona Mozley grew up in York, England and studied at Cambridge. After briefly working at a literary agency in London, she moved back to York to complete a PhD in Medieval Studies. She also has a weekend job at the Little Apple Bookshop in York. Elmet, her first novel, has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2017.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Angela M on November 18, 2017

4.5 stars. The writing is beautiful. I found myself rereading many passages because I wanted to see or feel what is described again. The writing is lyrical with amazingly visual descriptions of this rural area in the woods in the north of England. There's such a sense of place and I always hesitate......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on March 11, 2018

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Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on November 17, 2018

Five big, bold stars and the perfect book to buddy read. On my favorites shelf! 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 With Elmet, Fiona Mozley has written a literary masterpiece. At first, the reader learns that Elmet is a sanctuary, a strip of land viewed as a safe haven and with Celtic history. This is where Daniel, his Dadd......more