Call of the Curlew Elizabeth Brooks

Name: Call of the Curlew By Elizabeth Brooks
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Call of the Curlew by Elizabeth Brooks

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Summary

Call of the Curlew Summary

Call of the Curlew by Elizabeth Brooks

'Unforgettable' - ROSAMUND LUPTON

Virginia Wrathmell has always known she will meet her death on the marsh.

One snowy New Year's Eve, at the age of eighty-six, Virginia feels the time has finally come.

New Year's Eve, 1939. Virginia is ten, an orphan arriving to meet her new parents at their mysterious house, Salt Winds. Her new home sits on the edge of a vast marsh, a beautiful but dangerous place. War feels far away out here amongst the birds and shifting sands - until the day a German fighter plane crashes into the marsh. The people at Salt Winds are the only ones to see it.

What happens next is something Virginia will regret for the next seventy-five years, and which will change the whole course of her life.

Call of the Curlew Reviews

Like Daphne du Maurier...powerfully conjures up a place, a time, and a story that are unforgettable. -- ROSAMUND LUPTON
An atmospheric, beautifully paced novel about sacrifice, the urge to belong and revenge. It's full of well-drawn characters I loved to hate, and those that I didn't want to let go, even after I closed the last page. -- CLAIRE FULLER
A beautifully written, atmospheric novel -- reminiscent of Jane Eyre... bewitching and haunting -- EOWYN IVEY
Melodic and beautiful * Prima *
Really special * Good Housekeeping *

About Elizabeth Brooks

ELIZABETH BROOKS grew up in Chester, and read Classics at Cambridge. Her debut novel CALL OF THE CURLEW was shortlisted for the Waverton Good Reads award. The setting for her new novel, THE WHISPERING HOUSE, is a manor house named Byrne Hall and is inspired by the home of Agatha Christie. It is full of dark corners and old portraits that carry untold stories of their subjects. Elizabeth Brooks lives on the Isle of Man with her husband and children.

Additional information

Sku

GOR009161807

ISBN 13

9780857525574

ISBN 10

0857525573

Title

Call of the Curlew by Elizabeth Brooks

Author

Elizabeth Brooks

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Hardback

Publisher

Transworld Publishers Ltd

Year published

20180628

Number of pages

320

Prizes

N/A

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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us