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Elmet
- Narrated by: Gareth Bennett-Ryan
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
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Summary
Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2017
An atmospheric and thrilling debut set in Yorkshire - perfect for fans of The Loney and The Essex Serpent. Fresh and distinctive writing from an exciting new voice in fiction, Elmet is an unforgettable novel about family as well as a beautiful meditation on landscape.
Daniel is heading north. He is looking for someone. The simplicity of his early life with Daddy and Cathy has turned sour and fearful. They lived apart in the house that Daddy built for them with his bare hands. They foraged and hunted. When they were younger, Daniel and Cathy had gone to school. But they were not like the other children then, and they were even less like them now.
Sometimes Daddy disappeared and would return with a rage in his eyes. But when he was at home, he was at peace. He told them that the little copse in Elmet was theirs alone. But that wasn't true. Local men, greedy and watchful, began to circle like vultures. All the while, the terrible violence in Daddy grew.
Atmospheric and unsettling, Elmet is a lyrical commentary on contemporary society and one family's precarious place in it as well as an exploration of how deep the bond between father and child can go.
2018, Somerset Maugham Awards, Winner
2018, The Sunday Times/Peters Fraser & Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award, Short-listed
2018, Polari Prize, Winner
2018, International Dublin Literary Award, Long-listed
2017, The Man Booker Prize, Short-listed
2018, Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize, Short-listed
2018, Dylan Thomas Prize, Long-listed
2018, Women's Prize for Fiction, Long-listed
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- Markrlll
- 26-12-17
Shockingly good!
Beautifully written, wonderfully paced - a modern western set in the north of the UK - fabulous! How it did not win the Booker I do not know
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- SecondLook
- 08-04-18
Excellent
Excellent book, really enjoyed it. Beautiful language and a great story with some unexpected twists. The narrator also did an incredible job.
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- david
- 05-02-18
Excellent
Fantastic writing, very absorbing,just leaves you wanting more. Cant wait to see what's next from this author
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- mark wellband
- 16-06-22
bleak but evocative
enjoyed the description of the world Daniel inhabited. the narrator's accent sat well with it.
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- sin sin minkin
- 08-04-18
Uncomplicated, Natural, Good versus Evil
The opening was not promising, but with the growing characters my eagerness to hear more and more increased. in the end, I ran the car home on a circuitous route to listen all the way to the end.
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- S E King
- 03-02-19
Brilliant!
This book is incredible. It has gone straight to my top 5 of thousands of books read over 60 years. I cried when it ended because I didn't want to leave the characters I had become so invested in. It should have won the Man Booker prize! The narrator was exceptional too. It is dark and cruel yet wonderfully compassionate and uplifting all at the same time. Read it!
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- Kindle Customer
- 02-11-17
Astonishingly good
Beautifully written. Very well read. Can't wait to see what this new writer produces next.
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- Miss AUBerry
- 24-08-19
brilliant
grripping story. beautifully written. Unforgettable ending. can't wait for the next one from mozely. fresh voice.
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- Kate K
- 27-10-17
A stunning debut
Feral, fiery, brutal and brilliant, a dark fairy tale in a forgotten style of old.
Great narration, too. Highly recommend.
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- bookylady
- 13-10-17
A Powerful Story of Outsiders& Family Love/Loyalty
This is a satisfying novel and one which I listened to in three marathon sessions. It is, on the face of it, a simple narrative concerning a family which lives on the edge of society, clinging to each other and living a simple life.
But they are surrounded by outside pressures, mysteries from the past, simmering violence from within and without the family and a local landowner who threatens their existence in the home they built on his land, without permission.
The ending is heartbreaking and thought-provoking and I was left wanting to know more. Great writing, with believable characters and an absorbing, interesting plot.
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