The Gathering Night
A âvivid taleâ of prehistoric Scotland: ârival kin groups, loyalty, love and betrayal, salted by dangerous hunts and equally risky shamanistic ceremoniesâ (Adam Thorpe, The Guardian, UK). In the Mesolithic period, Alaia and her family live off th...
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A âvivid taleâ of prehistoric Scotland: ârival kin groups, loyalty, love and betrayal, salted by dangerous hunts and equally risky shamanistic ceremoniesâ (Adam Thorpe, The Guardian, UK). In the Mesolithic period, Alaia and her family live off the land between Grandmother Mountain and the cold sea. But when one of her brothers goes hunting and never returns, the fragile balance of life is upset. Half-starved and maddened with grief, Alaiaâs mother follows her visions and goes in search of her lost son in this âcomplex tale of love, revenge, murder and honorâ (The List, UK). The Gathering Night is a story of conflict, loss, love, adventure and devastating natural disaster. This gripping novel by the acclaimed author of The Sea Road is set deep in our stone-age past but resonates as a parable for our troubled planet 8,000 years on. âEmploying her considerable skills as a historical novelist, Elphinstone imagines the lives of the hunter-gatherers who thrived in the period from the end of the Ice Age until the adoption of agricultureâ¦Imagination is well-woven with avid research [in] Elphinstoneâs beguiling prose.ââAnita Sethi, Independent on Sunday, UK
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