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The Cone-Gatherers
In the shadow of a war that rages through Europe, brothers Calum and Neil work to gather pine cones in the grounds of a Scottish estate. When Calum releases two mutilated rabbits from a snare, he comes face to face with Duror, the gamekeeper. In retaliation, in the depths of the wood, Duror lays a trap for the cone-gatherers.
Neil prophesises that forces of evil will encroach upon the harmony of their lives. It is a prophesy that comes true when Duror commits an act so brutal it destroys all sense of humanity in the once thriving wood. Powerful and unforgettable, Robin Jenkins' masterpiece is a haunting story of love and violence, and an investigation of class-conflict, war and envy.
Book Details
- Publisher: Canongate Books
- Publish Date: Mar 1st, 2012
- Pages: 220
- Language: English
- Edition: Main - Canons I - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.70in - 5.10in - 0.70in - 0.40lb
- EAN: 9780857862358
- Categories: • Classics• Literary
About the Author
Jenkins, Robin: - Author of a number of landmark novels including The Cone Gatherers, The Changeling, Happy for the Child, The Thistle and the Grail and Guests of War, Jenkins is rapidly attaining recognition as one of Scotland's greatest writers. The themes of good and evil, of innocence lost, of fraudulence, cruelty and redemption shine through his work. His novels, shot through with ambiguity, are rarely about what they seem. He published his first book, So Gaily Sings the Lark, at the age of thirty-eight, and by the time of his death in 2005, over thirty of his novels were in print.
Praise for this book
A masterpiece of concision and terrible pathos.--Isobel Murray
... Few novels in our heritage have the bell-like harmonies of this book ... it has a strange haunting poetic quality, conjuring from a few props a fable of eternal significance--Iain Crichton Smith
"This book is a sheer delight. It never flags and every page makes you want to read the next." --Sunday Herald
"Like all the great masters, his skill is lightly worn, his sentences singing with what he does not say . . . he is the great old man of Scottish letters." --Times
"Smooth and haunting...This is definitely one I would recommend, especially if you didn't enjoy the harsh nature of Steinbeck's tale (don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of Of Mice and Men, but this was done so much better)." --A Literary Odyssey
"Rich and descriptive...beautifully fleshed out themes of good and evil, sacrifice and class struggle." --Anglotopia
"One of the best books I've read this year...the language is exquisite...you all need to read this." --A Literary Odyssey
"About the war between hurrying by...or deciding to recognize that humanity is all around you....a work of slow symphony." -- Maple and a Quill blog
Let me alert everyone to the best-kept secret in modern British literature. If you love the novel; if you are interested in books that are humane and wise, not slick and cynical; then treat yourself this year to some Robin Jenkins--Andrew Marr
Few novels in our heritage have the bell-like harmonies of this book . . . it has a strange haunting poetic quality, conjuring from a few props a fable of eternal significance--Iain Crichton Smith
A masterpiece of concision and terrible pathos--Isobel Murray