In the Place of Fallen Leaves [Import] [Paperback]

Tim Pears (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 347 pages
• Publisher: Black Swan; New Ed edition (1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0552995363
• ISBN-13: 978-0552995368
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 4.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,769,755 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautifully written book, March 26, 2000

By 

Joe Copping - See all my reviews

This review is from: In the Place of Fallen Leaves (Paperback)

This book tells the story of the hottest summer of the 20th Century from the point of view of a family living in rural Devon. It is quite simply a stunning book that is written so that the characters seem so real and touching. It is sensitive and is almost dreamlike in its narrative. The heat of that summer is conveyed so well that you feel as though you are living it. As one other reviewer said it is "intoxicating and magical" and I would fully agree with that. A superb book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magical, September 28, 2000

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Fay Morley (Cornwall, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In the Place of Fallen Leaves (Hardcover)

Not necessarily a book I would have selected myself, but from the first page I was captivated. One of the most magical novels I have read in years. Pears' prose is wonderfully poetic, the story is charming, enigmatic, subtle and devastatingly thought-provoking. A truly stunning masterpiece. If you read but one novel this year, make it this one.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely, August 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: In the Place of Fallen Leaves (Paperback)

I purchased this book on accident, thinking it was Iain Pears("An Instance of the Fingerpost"). I almost didn't read itwhen I noticed my mistake, but as a voracious reader, I just couldn't let it go to waste on my bookshelf.

I loved this book from the very first page. Mr. Pears is an excellent story teller, and I hope that "In the Place of Fallen Leaves" earns it's rightful place among other classics such as "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "A Separate Peace".