{"product_id":"a-place-called-winter-paperback","title":"A Place Called Winter - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick Gale\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Patrick Gale has written a book which manages to be both tender and epic, and carries the unmistakable tang of a true story. I loved it.\" -- Jojo Moyes \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A privileged elder son, and stammeringly shy, Harry Cane has followed convention at every step. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Forced to abandon his wife and child, Harry signs up for emigration to the newly colonised Canadian prairies. 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. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. This is a novel of secrets, sexuality and, ultimately, of great love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Gale\u003c\/b\u003e was born on the Isle of Wight in 1962. He spent his infancy at Wandsworth Prison, which his father governed, then grew up in Winchester. He now lives on a farm near Land's End. He's a passionate gardener, cook, and cellist and chairs the North Cornwall Book Festival each October. His fifteen novels include \u003ci\u003eA Perfectly Good Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNotes From an Exhibition\u003c\/i\u003e -- both of which were Richard and Judy Bookclub selections -- \u003ci\u003eThe Whole Day Through\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRough Music\u003c\/i\u003e. His latest, \u003ci\u003eA Place Called Winter\u003c\/i\u003e, draws intriguingly on his family history. You can find out more on his website www.galewarning.org.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 22, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Costa Book Awards (2015)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42118446350471,"sku":"9781455594085","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c817d53113f526e5e97560f4f9f432fc.webp?v=1732533419","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-place-called-winter-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}