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The haunting new literary fantasy from the World Fantasy Award winning author of MEMOIRS OF A MASTER FORGER, now available in mass market paperback.
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A young couple are caught in an avalanche during a ski-ing holiday in the French Alps. They struggle back to the village and find it deserted. As the days go by they wait for rescue, then try to leave. But each time they find themselves back in the village. And, increasingly, they are plagued by visions and dreams and the realization that perhaps no-one could have survived the avalanche. THE SILENT LAND is a brooding and tender look at love and whether it can survive the greatest challenge we will ever face.
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29 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
The Silent Land
Zoe and Jake are on a skiing holiday and survive an avalanche whilst out on the slopes. When they emerge from the snow, the resort is completely deserted....
I started reading The Silent Land just as the first thick blanket of snow fell here which felt weirdly like the story was seeping into real life! But the writing is so good that even if it had been the middle of summer, the characters and story would have been alive and kicking in between reads.
I felt the narrative was unique in that it appeared to have relentless pace and tension, yet the story alternated between slow swathes of time where Zoe and Jake seemed to have all the time in the world to enjoy their surroundings to sudden key strange happenings and shifts in their environment and concepts of reality and time. Throughout it all Joyce's enviable storytelling skills somehow make it all so believable.
His language is poetic and wonderfully descriptive, such that although I have never been skiing, I could imagine perfectly the beauty and appeal of the setting. His portrayal of Zoe and Jake's love is so touching and effective, without ever becoming sentimental.
The Silent Land is above love, loss and the way we choose to live our lives. Joyce manages to touch the reader on a level where you start to think about your own life and values. The story and characters stay firmly in the reader's mind after it is finished, leaving you to interpret and mull over the gripping final scenes repeatedly. I really did not want it to get to the final page and would thoroughly recommend the book without reservation.
Zoe and Jake are on a skiing holiday and survive an avalanche whilst out on the slopes. When they emerge from the snow, the resort is completely deserted....
I started reading The Silent Land just as the first thick blanket of snow fell here which felt weirdly like the story was seeping into real life! But the writing is so good that even if it had been the middle of summer, the characters and story would have been alive and kicking in between reads.
I felt the narrative was unique in that it appeared to have relentless pace and tension, yet the story alternated between slow swathes of time where Zoe and Jake seemed to have all the time in the world to enjoy their surroundings to sudden key strange happenings and shifts in their environment and concepts of reality and time. Throughout it all Joyce's enviable storytelling skills somehow make it all so believable.
His language is poetic and wonderfully descriptive, such that although I have never been skiing, I could imagine perfectly the beauty and appeal of the setting. His portrayal of Zoe and Jake's love is so touching and effective, without ever becoming sentimental.
The Silent Land is above love, loss and the way we choose to live our lives. Joyce manages to touch the reader on a level where you start to think about your own life and values. The story and characters stay firmly in the reader's mind after it is finished, leaving you to interpret and mull over the gripping final scenes repeatedly. I really did not want it to get to the final page and would thoroughly recommend the book without reservation.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Brilliant book
Quick read and a page turner but it stays with you longer than it takes to read, struggled to put it down and really makes you think, wonder, dream, imagine, think and then wonder all over again.
Don't over analyse reality nor read the reviews fully as they give it all away!
Quick read and a page turner but it stays with you longer than it takes to read, struggled to put it down and really makes you think, wonder, dream, imagine, think and then wonder all over again.
Don't over analyse reality nor read the reviews fully as they give it all away!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
Reading other reviewers being picky about this'n that, I am a little surprised to read here that 'it's too slow' (??)or that it is not well-written enough etc...Obviously not the book you would pick-up if you wanted to read grand literature, nethertheless I found it well written enough to pleasantly carry me through the story, not so much thinking about style, but about what was taking place...I simply loved the premise of this young couple on a holiday break in the Pyrennees when they are suddenly engulfed in a avalanche. What follows is utterly disconcerting and riveting, and no, I never guessed what was coming (the revelation at the end) because all is very skifully orchestrated all along. I found it incredibly atmospheric, I could see the abandonned hotel, the snow slopes, the total isolation of the two protagonists, left behind to survive in a deserted world. This is a theme I like in literature and so far found two other books with that same theme but a very different treatment: 'Night Work' by Glavinic and 'Grand solo for Anton' by Rosendorfer. This one by Joyce is the one I prefer by far. There is a depth to the story that leaves one thoughtful and it is a very touching love story disguised as 'sci-fi'. I read it on a holiday where it proved to be a perfect, excellent holiday read indeed. Totally recommend it to anyone longing for the silence of the mountains and the snow...
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Definitely flawed, but the intriguing premise saved it!
It's quite hard to explain what this book is about. It opens with a young married couple, Zoe and Jake, out skiing in the early morning. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Miss E. Potten
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I purchased this book on a whim and im so glad I did. This book is awe inspiring to people who take our world for granted. Read more
Published 1 month ago by cinders
Doesn't fully deliver on its potential
This is the story of Zoe and Jake who are caught in a avalanche in the Pyrenees. After they manage to dig themselves out they return to the ski resort where they are staying only... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Tinhead
The Silent Land
I really enjoyed this book and couldn't put it down. As you got further in it became quite dark but you wanted to know more.
Published 2 months ago by Julie
increases in creepiness
i read this in two days. ever since i got my kindle ive found it easier not to skip to the end and wait to find out what happens. Read more
Published 3 months ago by BookWorm83
Are they coming down the mountain?
I enjoyed reading 'The Silent Land', but now only a few days later, I'm struggling to remember much about it. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Quicksilver
A SUPERB ATMOSPHERIC READ
I review few books, and those that I do review tend to be duffers or great reads. This is definitely a great read. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Alan J. Crowley
Emotional and soul searching.
Jake and Zoe, two people deeply in love are on a skiing holiday in the beautiful village of Saint Bernard en Haut in the French Pyrenees, whilst up on the ski slopes they both get... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Martin Belcher
A great disappointment
After reading the reviews I was sure that I would really enjoy this book. It sounded like it was well written and a little bit spooky, just the thing to curl up with in the... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Jo881001
Eerie and Atmospheric
The one word that describes this book is `eerie'. The atmosphere, the situation the two people find themselves in, the deserted town and the visions that seemingly only Zoe can... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mrs. C. Colbert
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