| "A bewitching ghost story, beautifully told. The Solitude of Thomas Cave is written with the clarity of poetry, and the simple weight of a parable. I loved this book." Katie Hickman |
In 1616, as the last warm days dwindle in the north Atlantic, the men on an English whaling ship prepare to head back toward home. But there is one exception among them: the quiet, headstrong Thomas Cave. For Cave has bet the rest of the crew that he can spend a winter on this Arctic island. Alone.
His shipmates sail away, the days shorten, and the cold weather moves in. Thomas Cave faces months of darkness, ice, and blizzards. He has nothing to his name except his rations, shelter, and a journal—a record in case he doesn't survive to tell his story. But nothing so threatens the willful sailor as his own mind: he is haunted by the remembrances of another life and a lost love. From his post at the edge of the known world, Cave sees his own past, and begins to reflect on man's relationship with God and the wilderness.
A beautiful, ghostly tale, The Solitude of Thomas Cave brings us back to the beginning of the modern world, in a story infused with the violence, power and beauty that define both man and nature.
His shipmates sail away, the days shorten, and the cold weather moves in. Thomas Cave faces months of darkness, ice, and blizzards. He has nothing to his name except his rations, shelter, and a journal—a record in case he doesn't survive to tell his story. But nothing so threatens the willful sailor as his own mind: he is haunted by the remembrances of another life and a lost love. From his post at the edge of the known world, Cave sees his own past, and begins to reflect on man's relationship with God and the wilderness.
A beautiful, ghostly tale, The Solitude of Thomas Cave brings us back to the beginning of the modern world, in a story infused with the violence, power and beauty that define both man and nature.
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Hardback Editions
September 2007 : Hardback
| Title: The Solitude of Thomas Cave (Ulverscroft Large Print) Author(s): Georgina Harding ISBN: 1-84617-899-1 / 9781846178993 (UK edition) Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 2007 : Hardback
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February 2007 : Hardback
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Paperback Editions
March 2010 : Paperback
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February 2008 : Paperback
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February 2008 : Paperback
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February 2008 : Paperback
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2007 : Paperback
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December 2006 : Paperback
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Audio Editions
October 2007 : Audio CD
| Title: The Solitude of Thomas Cave Author(s): Georgina Harding ISBN: 1-4332-0761-3 / 978-1-4332-0761-7 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 2007 : Audio Cassette
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September 2007 : Audio Cassette
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September 2007 : Audio CD
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August 2009 : Kindle edition
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December 2008 : Kindle edition
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October 2007 : CD-ROM
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