Sniffy's Icehouse [Paperback]

Paul Beach (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 27, 2000

Her eyes flickered quickly under her eyelids. Raven woke up feeling guilty and confused; then, she pulled the blanket aside, and went out. What a disgusting dream. A mouse had crawled out from between her legs.Up in the sky, a big oak tree was dropping the last of its leaves. A single crimson leaf let go, falling through the lattice of branches, ending its life, and resting on the damp ground like a splash of blood. She watched it fall, then looked at the horizon of fuzzy bare trees. That made her twenty summers old.She fought hard to stay alive all these years and there was nothing to show for it. Nothing. Nothing. Nothing. Only one of them was unaccounted for, and more importantly, useful. She wasn't going to go to him. Having nobody was better.

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About the Author

The author has varied work and hobby interests, from mathematics to music to web design. Sniffy's Icehouse came into existence after 10 years of research decodingsymbols and pictures of the period ranging from 17,000 to 35,000 years ago

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (September 27, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595137318
• ISBN-13: 978-0595137312
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,529,041 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Storyteller's Tale of Ancient Days, June 12, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Sniffy's Icehouse (Paperback)

In a world of ever encroaching technological advances, that rob us of our connection with the natural world, and our eternal bond with each other, along comes a tale that rips the curtain of time away, to a simpler era - the Ice Age. In Paul Beach's new novel, Sniffy's Icehouse, just such an experience, can be found. His is a gift for storytelling that grabs hold of the reader from the very beginning and doesn't let go until the complete story has unfolded, and the last page has been turned. For me, it was two full days of escape into an ancient world, once known only to my ancestors, the smell of burnt embers that faded into the brutal cold winter's night as I crept ever closer to the fire to listen to this storyteller's tale of ancient days, and the people that populated them. For this is more than a mere novel, it is a time capsule to the distant past, a view into the misty edges of time, to "see and share" the experiences of seven women and the lives they touched. Their names are Sniffy, Raven, Fruity, Akyla, Leasa, Lady and Jacinta. They along with the rest of cast of characters given breath by this storyteller's craft, tell the tale of great mammoth hunts and prehistoric life, in an Ice Age long forgotten by modern man. Modern readers will be shocked to learn how similar we are these characters and their relationships to each other. Humans haven't changed, it's just the differences in the landscape , ours is pre-planned and tamed, theirs was uncharted and brutal. Do not miss this golden opportunity to return to our past, and re-capture the wonder of the natural world in all it's splendor, and perhaps feel a kinship with these ancient people from an ice-covered landscape that once was mankind's. A perfectly told saga, just the ticket to cool off the blistering heat of summer's glaring sun. Come and feel the coolness of " Sniffy's Icehouse", it will be a feeling that will linger, long after the last word is read.