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Between Grandmother Mountain and the cold sea, Alaia and her family live off the land. But when her brother goes hunting and never returns, the fragile balance of life is upset. Half-starved and maddened with grief, Alaia's mother follows her visions and goes in search of her lost son.
The Gathering Night is a story of conflict, loss, love, adventure and devastating natural disaster. This gripping novel is set deep in our stone-age past, but resonates as a parable for our troubled planet 8,000 years on.
Price: $15.00
Pages: 384
Publisher: Canongate Books
Imprint: Canongate Books
Publication Date:
05 August 2010
Trim Size: 7.80 X 5.08 in
ISBN: 9781847672896
Format: Paperback
Employing 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 agriculture . . . Imagination is well-woven with avid research . . . The reader is ultimately engaged by Elphinstone's beguiling prose to listen well to the strange stories of struggle, stoicism and survival coursing throughout this challenging novel.
Margaret Elphinstone is the author of nine previous novels, including Light, Voyageurs and The Sea Road. She lives in Glasgow.