| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Physical Description |
132 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
| Note |
"Originally published in 2018, in slightly different form, by Granta Books, Great Britain"--Title page verso. |
| Summary |
In the north of England, far from the intrusions of cities but not far from civilization, Silvie and her family are living as if they are ancient Britons, surviving by the tools and knowledge of the Iron Age. For two weeks, the length of her father's vacation, they join an anthropology course set to reenact life in simpler times. ... The students are fulfilling their coursework; Silvie's father is fulfilling his lifelong obsession. He has raised her on stories of early man, taken her to witness rare artifacts, recounted time and again their rituals and beliefs--particularly their sacrifices to the bog. Mixing with the students, Silvie begins to see, hear, and imagine another kind of life... |
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Teenage girls -- Fiction.
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Fathers and daughters -- Fiction.
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Abusive men -- Fiction.
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Iron age -- Fiction.
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Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.
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Female friendship -- Fiction.
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Northumberland (England) -- Fiction.
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Psychological fiction.
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