OL2647297W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 97.49 Pages 922 Ppi 400 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0307806049 Urn:lcp:sarumnovelofenglrut00ruth:epub:cb7985f3-72df-4bce-8029-87d40213f9cb Extramarc MIT Libraries Foldoutcount 0 Identifier sarumnovelofenglrut00ruth Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t7jq1r285 Isbn 051756338Xĩ780517563380 Lccn 87006710 Ocr ABBYY FineReader 8.0 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.11 Ocr_module_version 0.0.14 Openlibrary_edition Old Sarum - New Sarum - A journey fromn Sarum - The Henge II - The Encampment - The SpireĪccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 21:47:13 Bookplateleaf 0003 Boxid IA126502 Boxid_2 BWB220140910 Camera Canon 5D City New York Curatestate approved DonorĪlibris Edition 1st American ed. The verbosity of a Michener is missing, but all the other elements are present, from geology and archaeology to a rich story of human life. Rutherfurd has told the story of the land he was born in and has told it well. Their fortunes rise and fall both economically and politically, but the land triumphs over the passage of time and the ravages of humans. Each family has one or more characteristic types who appear in successive centuries: the round-headed balding man who is good with his hands the blue-eyed blonde woman who insists on having her independence the dark, narrow-faced fisher of river waters and secrets.
A first novel, Rutherfurd's sweeping saga of the area surrounding Stonehenge and Salisbury, England, covers 10,000 years and includes many generations of five families. This book will be a hit with young adults who have the time and attention for longer works. Rutherford has a style and energy all his own that should appeal to young readers of historical fiction. There is plenty of action to keep readers motivated to finish the book. Each of the families can be identified through genetic characteristics handed down through the ages, not simply physical characteristics, but attitudes and morals, too. This sprawling novel follows the fortunes and losses of five families from the Stone Age through the present time.
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