![]() This is a novel of secrets, sexuality and, ultimately, of great love. ![]() In this exquisite journey of self-discovery, loosely based on a real life family mystery, Patrick Gale has created an epic, intimate human drama, both brutal and breathtaking. by Nathaniel Ian Miller Published 2022 About this book The 'ceaselessly brilliant' story of one man who banishes himself to a solitary life in the Arctic Circle, and is saved by good friends, a loyal dog, and a surprise visit that changes everything (Adam Johnson, Pulitzer Prizewinning author of The Orphan Master's Son ). And yet it is here, isolated in a seemingly harsh landscape, under the threat of war, madness and an evil man of undeniable magnetism that the fight for survival will reveal in Harry an inner strength and capacity for love beyond anything he has ever known before. Remote and unforgiving, his allotted homestead in a place called Winter is a world away from the golden suburbs of turn-of-the-century Edwardian England. Even the beginnings of an illicit, dangerous affair do little to shake the foundations of his muted existence - until the shock of discovery and the threat of arrest cost him everything.įorced to abandon his wife and child, Harry signs up for emigration to the newly colonised Canadian prairies. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher. ![]() ![]() ![]() Excerpted by permission of Grand Central Publishing. I loved it." - Jojo MoyesĪ privileged elder son, and stammeringly shy, Harry Cane has followed convention at every step. Excerpted from A Place Called Winter by Patrick Gale. "Patrick Gale has written a book which manages to be both tender and epic, and carries the unmistakable tang of a true story. ![]()
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