That Near and Distant Place

by Patricia Wright

Book Overview

Four linked episodes, beginning at the start of the English Civil War, bring a different century alive, until John Smith flies over the village of Furnace Green on his way to war in 1940 and fuses... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312022972
• ISBN13: 9780312022976
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 431 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

If you liked Sarum, try "I Am England" and "That Near and Distant Place"

"That Near and Distant Place" is the sequel to "I Am England". These books tell the story of a place in England through thousands of years in time, similar to the novel "Sarum". I liked these books more than "Sarum", however. They are shorter, sweeter, and more magical. The storyteller, a wounded WWII pilot, is the descendent in spirit of a long line of storytellers who lived in his beloved little village. He possesses a magical native memory of his place, and tells about different people who lived on the land, people related to him and each other from generation to generation. Both of these books are really magical and teach the reader about the past. If you enjoyed this book, also try reading "Puck of Pook's Hill" and "Rewards and Fairies" by Rudyard Kipling. They share a sense of the magic of the English countryside and the parade of history.