Landed (Prize Winner Impac Dublin shortlist 2012)
Author(s): Tim Pears
Brought up in the Anglo-Welsh borders by an affectionate but alcoholic and feckless mother, Owen Ithell's sense of self is rooted in his long, vivid visits to his grandparents' small farm in the hills. As an adult he moves to an English city where he builds a new life, working as a gardener. He meets Mel, they have children.
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The powerful and richly evocative new novel from acclaimed prize-winning author Tim Pears.
Tim Pears is the author of five novels: In the Place of Fallen Leaves (which won the Hawthornden Prize and the Ruth Hadden Memorial Award), In a Land of Plenty, A Revolution of the Sun, Wake Up and Blenheim Orchard. In a Land of Plenty was made into a ten-part BBC TV series. Tim Pears has also received the Lannan Award in the USA. He lives in Oxford.
General Fields
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- : Penguin Random House
- : Windmill Books
- : 0.247
- : 30 November 2010
- : 198mm X 129mm X 18mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : 256
- : 823.92
- : Paperback
- : Tim Pears