I Am England [Hardcover]

Patricia Wright (Author)

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From Library Journal

I Am England , Wright's biography of a placea pool on a ridge above a forest, England in microcosmchronicles the lives of Brac the primitive smith, Edred, Alfred's Saxon warrior, Rico, the traveling storyteller, and Francis, ironmonger and martyr. The community, its traditions, etc., is shaped by movements largeAlfred's wars against Viking raiders, the Norman conquest, religious vagaries and persecutionsand smallthe communal repair of a pool, the naming of an ox, and quarrels from one generation that bring prosperity or death to succeeding ones. Similar to Edward Rutherfurd's Sarum (LJ 9/15/87), another novel of England, this is more lyrical and compact. Highly recommended. Cynthia Johnson Wheal ler, Cary Memorial Lib., Lexington, Mass.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 397 pages
• Publisher: St Martins Pr; 1St Edition edition (November 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312010451
• ISBN-13: 978-0312010454
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.7 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,348,424 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Am England, March 4, 2006

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Sammy Madison (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Am England (Hardcover)

If you enjoyed Sarum, you will love I Am England and its sequel, That Near and Distant Place. These books are both fun and easy to read, and a great way to learn more about English history. These books also remind me of Rudyard Kipling's Puck of Pook's Hill and Rewards and Fairies.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Tale Of One Small Location In A Nation's Greater History, January 8, 2008

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Notnadia (Currently upstairs.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Am England Pb (Paperback)

A good book about an easily overlooked microcosmic place in the English landscape, and all that transpires there over many centuries from pre-history to Elizabethan times. A dense story unfolds here but not a heavy one. This book should have gotten more critical attention and sales than it did, because it's worthy to be among some of the more well known titles in the fictional history genre.