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Opening with the assassination of King William II in 1099, the book covers nearly a millennium's worth of history. Rutherfurd creates generation after generation of adroitly realized characters, the best of whom defy our generic expectations: the canny Brother Adam, for example, is that rarest of literary creatures, a virtuous man who doesn't end up being simply bland and anodyne. Rutherfurd may be at his best when dealing with big-canvas events like the bloody Monmouth Rebellion of 1685. But he's no slouch at detailing more microcosmic conflicts, like this head-butting contest between two buck deer:
Her buck had hit firmer ground and his feet suddenly got a purchase on the grass. His hindquarters shivering, he dug in. She saw the shoulders rise and his neck bear down. And now the interloper was slipping on the wet leaves. Slowly, cautiously, their antlers locked, the two straining bucks began to turn. Now they were both on grass. Suddenly the interloper disengaged. He gave his head a twist. The jagged spike was aiming at the buck's eye.Bestial behavior? Perhaps. Yet the level of human folly and brutality scattered throughout The Forest makes the foregoing passage resemble an outtake from Bambi--and gives this sylvan saga a very memorable edge. --Barry Forshaw
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. NATIONAL BESTSELLER Rutherford brings Englands New Forest to life (The Seattle Times) in this companion to the critically acclaimed SarumFrom the time of the Norman Conquest to the present day, the New Forest, along Englands southern coast, has remained an almost mythical place. It is here that Saxon and Norman kings rode forth with their hunting parties, and where William the Conquerors son Rufus was mysteriously killed. The mighty oaks of the forest were used to build the ships for Admiral Nelsons navy, and the fishermen who lived in Christchurch and Lymington helped Sir Francis Drake fight off the Spanish Armada. The New Forest is the perfect backdrop for the families who people this epic story. The feuds, wars, loyalties, and passions of many hundreds of years reach their climax in a crime that shatters the decorous society of Bath in the days of Jane Austen, whose family lived on the edge of the Forest. Edward Rutherfurd is a master storyteller whose sense of place and characterboth fictional and historicalis at its most vibrant in The Forest.As entertaining as Sarum and Rutherfords other sweeping novel of British history, London.The Boston Globe "AS ENTERTAINING AS "SARUM AND RUTHERFURD'S OTHER SWEEPING NOVEL OF BRITISH HISTORY, "LONDON." "-The Boston Globe" "Engaging . . . A sprawling tome that combines fact with fiction and covers 900 years in the history of New Forest, a 100,000-acre woodland in southern England . . . Rutherfurd sketches the histories of six fictional families, ranging from aristocrats to peasants, who have lived in the forest for generations. . . . But the real success is in how Rutherfurd paints his picture of the wooded enclave with images of treachery and violence, as well as magic and beauty." "-The New York Post ""THE FOREST IS MICHENER TOLD WITH AN ENGLISH ACCENT." "-St. Louis Post-Dispatch "TALES OF LOVE AND HONOR, DECEIT AND VIOLENCE, INHERITANCE AND LOSS." "-San Jose Mercury News "From the Paperback edition. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780345479365
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