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Thursbitch (Hardcover)

by Alan Garner (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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  • Hardcover: 160 pages
  • Publisher: The Harvill Press (2 Oct 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1843430878
  • ISBN-13: 978-1843430872
  • Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 13.4 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 308,184 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Through the manipulation of history, of the myths which are man's spiritual history...Garner enlarges our understanding of the human condition, of the relationship of man to man, of man to nature, and of man to god" NEIL PHILIP, from A Fine Anger.


Clare Alfree, Metro

A rare flight of the imagination - and an unforgettable book
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Delicate and Haunting, 11 April 2005
By M. R. N. Shackelford "mark shackelford" (Worthing, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Thursbitch (Paperback)
This short book packs in a vast panorama - but this unfolds in your head rather than on the page. His poetic evocation of landscape through the lists of wonderful place-names is glorious, and the intertwined ghost stories - each period haunted by the spirits of the other - only become clear as the characters let you into their souls bit by bit.
If you love the ancient English countryside, and enjoy some real magic - read this book. The language is occassionally obscure but well worth the effort.
As a child I loved the Wierdstone of Brisinghamen and the Moon of Gomrath - and now that I am "grown-up", I was delighted to find an Alan Garner book for adults.
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42 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars More than a visionary fable..., 5 Oct 2003
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I don't have the words to describe Thursbitch, the book. Hauntingly beautiful, sad and uplifting, enthralling and terrible: these only hint at the magic that Alan Garner has pursued for half a century, and which he now shares with us.

The dust jacket describes Thursbitch as a "visionary fable rooted in a verifiable place". It doesn't mention Alan Garner's fanatical depth of research; his ability to awaken atmosphere from the earth and stones under our feet; the uncannily bare descriptions of people and place, leaving everything but nothing to the reader's imagination; or the sheer honesty which pervades every page.

Thursbitch is Alan Garner's solution to a conundrum, an ancient puzzle, but it is so much more than an historical novel. It is built from the humanity of the Stone Book quartet; it resolves the questions left by Red Shift; draws more mythic power from the land than the Owl Service; and resonates with the poetry which concluded the Moon of Gomrath. Strandloper, an incredible achievement, stands now as a waymarker: Thursbitch is the heart.

Read it, quietly and alone, and be humbled.

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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Life and Death Come Together on the Moors, 9 Jan 2004
By J. Brennan (Cheshire, UK) - See all my reviews
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Alan Garner has consistently written captivating and elegaic novels. From The Weirdstone of Brisingamen right up to date with Thursbitch. Don't let the mildly off putting title distract you. This is a superb novel reverberating between the past and the present. Its material is quite dark but Garner puts it all in a context which ends on a sad but triumphant note. Even though it a quite short it is so crammed with meaning that you feel as though you have just read a block buster. And indeed you have, if you like thought provoking, orignal and moving stories Thursbitch is exceptional - buy it now.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Lyrical and Alan Garner's best
I have always loved Alan Garner's work and this one I feel is his very best. He visits the theme of parallel time lines once again, two stories over a hundred years apart. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Brenda Henderson

2.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing but hard to follow
This is two stories in one book. One deals with a modern day couple exploring a valley with a number of standing stones. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mr. M. Jones

5.0 out of 5 stars An astonishing read....
Once a year maybe, if you're lucky, you come across a book that takes you somewhere you've never been before. That's what I read books for anyhow. Read more
Published 20 months ago by JP Sivori

5.0 out of 5 stars characters speak for themselves; narrator speak for the landscape
Alan Garner's mastery of language can never be questioned. After the wilful outpouring of verbiage and meaningless exposition in the last book I read (Marquez), the precision and... Read more
Published on 13 Jul 2006 by deadmanjones

5.0 out of 5 stars Genius loci
Go see the place then read or vice versa - a slim but incredibly powerful book - quite possibly Alan Garner's masterpiece.
Published on 13 April 2006 by Mr. Neil Horner

1.0 out of 5 stars Obtuse and frustrating
I was given this book as a Christmas gift and started it recently. Mercifully, it's a short piece of work. Read more
Published on 4 May 2005 by I. Small

5.0 out of 5 stars Landscape, Emotion, Humanity
Alan Garner's mastery of language can never be questioned. After the wilful outpouring of verbiage and meaningless exposition in the last book I read (Marquez), the precision and... Read more
Published on 17 Dec 2003 by deadmanjones

5.0 out of 5 stars Full marks
Thank god for serendipity! I had no idea Alan Garner was bringing out a new novel. I still think of Strandloper as one of the choice few. Thursbitch is at least as good. Read more
Published on 21 Nov 2003

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