Award-winning novelist Jim Crace announced last year that his latest book, HARVEST, would also be his last. And it is all about a way of life that has been lost forever. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013, HARVEST is a bewitching, semi-mythological tale set in a landscape that is never named, but appears to be rural England at the time of the Enclosures. Traditional relationships between man and nature, and the relationships within the feudal village, are coming to an end. The arrival of three strangers (and the subsequent fire at the manor house on the same night) leads to suspicion, violence and fear.
The sparse yet lyrical prose has a unique style– as Boyd Tonkin put it: 'Inimitably excellent, Jim Crace stands on his own ground among living English novelists'. Tightly structured and meticulously written, HARVEST is an outstanding finale to a truly brilliant career.
For more detail on Jim Crace’s fiction, short stories, radio plays and journalism, go to his extensive website – you’ll also find Jim’s Books of the Year 2013 recommendations.
Macmillan have 50 copies to give to Mumsnetters – to claim yours go to the book of the month page. We’ll post on the thread when all the copies have gone. If you’re not lucky enough to bag one of the free books, you can always get your paperback or Kindle version here.
We are thrilled that Jim will be joining us and answering questions about HARVEST, his writing career and all his previous novels and will let you know when we have confirmed a webchat date (most likely the first week in April). ??So please feel free to discuss the book here throughout the month, pop up any advance questions and we will see you all here in April.
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Come and chat to award-winning author Jim Crace about Booker-shortlisted HARVEST and his previous novels, date tbc
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