The power of it is as much about what is not said as about what is. Another man skims stones across the sea with his daughter. Another man skims stones across the sea with his daughter. It involved the friend’s brother, when he was a boy. By Fiona | September 20, 2012 I’m delighted to say that A Stone’s Throw has been selected by New Writing North to be part of their Read Regional campaign, 2012-2013. As the years pass, she is unable to forget the romance and trauma of the voyage.‘I found it totally engrossing, [Fiona Shaw’s] best yet… such a clean style and an honest heart.’ Only Meg is present throughout (apart from in that first scene). Reviewed by Elsbeth Lindner . But that doesn’t mean she isn’t haunted by what might have been . Most of all, it’s about the choices we make, about consequences – and how we must, finally, let go of the past and face the future.‘A single traumatic event lies at the heart of this exquisitely written novel spanning 60 years, three generations and two continents.
STEPHEN LEWIS reports. … . A Stone's Throw eBook: Shaw, Fiona: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store. The boy, Will, doesn’t really want to go with his father, and breaks away, determined to run home to his mother. What this means is that I’ll be travelling all over Yorkshire and the North-East, to libraries and reading groups, to talk about the novel. Fiona Shaw's fourth novel: 'A Stone's Throw' is an engrossing multi-layered story of three generations of one family and is set in England and Africa during and after the Second World War. Hello Select your address Best Sellers Today's Deals New Releases Books Gift Ideas Electronics Customer Service Home Computers Today's Deals New Releases Books Gift Ideas Electronics Customer Service Home Computers A man and his young son set out on a journey one snow-struck day. So the boats were more crowded than they should have been,” Fiona says.The book switches abruptly to the 1940s, wartime, and a convoy sailing for Africa. Skip to main content. Try Prime EN Hello, Sign in Account & Lists Sign in Account & Lists Returns & Orders Try Prime Cart.
I’ve already had a lovely day, meeting …After an epic bus journey (six hours is nearly epic on our little island), the Bristol Pride event was hugely enjoyable, not least because of the enthusiasm and warmth of everyone I met. 240pp, trade paperback, £11.99. But that doesn’t mean she isn’t haunted by what might have been . What this means is that I’ll be travelling all over Yorkshire and the North-East, to libraries and reading groups, to talk about the novel. .A man and his young son set out on a journey one snow-struck day. And clearly, something is not quite right. Try Prime Hello, Sign in Account & Lists Sign in Account & Lists Orders Try Prime Cart. Most of all, it’s about the choices we make, about consequences – and how we must, finally, let go of the past and face the future.‘A single traumatic event lies at the heart of this exquisitely written novel spanning 60 years, three generations and two continents. A Stone's Throw eBook: Shaw, Fiona: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store. “And she decided in her mind that if they hadn’t been rescued by nightfall, she would rather put herself over the side and drown than have to pee in the sight of all the men.
The boy runs out on to a pristine surface of flat, white snow – not realising it is ice. “They both survived, but they were very badly hurt,” Fiona says.The boat was bombed, and the survivors had to pile into lifeboats. Though she names her chapters “Ice”, “Air”, “Water”, “Fire” and “Earth”, her prose eschews the elemental; it is as subtle and delicate as gossamer.In between these two men is Meg. A young woman, Meg, is sailing to meet her fiancé. Father and son are clearly poor, and living somewhere rural and remote.
I ate a delicious supper in Cafe Kino upstairs, then … Spent four weeks in May as a Hawthornden Fellow in Hawthornden Castle in the heart of Midlothian, together with six fellow writers. Skip to main content. Buy A Stone's Throw by Fiona Shaw from Waterstones today! He’d gone sailing a dinghy in a reservoir with a companion, and as they were carrying the boat back afterwards, there was an accident involving an overhead power cable.
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