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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Some really long books align themselves with the circumstances of your own like - at least chronologically, and sometimes emotionally. Anytime I think of "War and Peace," for example, it's easy to transport myself back to the 1980s, and the cold apartment I had west of Boston, in the snow. I suspect it will be true of this book, as well. Not perfect but first rate. There was a brief period about 600 pages in where I was momentarily skeptical of the storyline and how the author would bring it all home. But it's a wonderful story, full of characters that I will always remember. It was a hard book to find! Surprising that there has not been a reprinting somewhere along the line. no reviews | add a review
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The epic first instalment of the multi-million bestseller The Duncton Chronicles. The moles of Duncton Wood live in the shadow of Mandrake, a cruel tyrant corrupted by absolute power. A solitary young mole, Bracken, is leads the fight to free them. Only by putting his trust in the ancient Stone, a forgotten symbol of a great spiritual past, can he find the strength to challenge Mandrake's darkness. When Bracken falls in love with Rebecca, Mandrake's daughter, the moles must make life and death choices as their extraordinary search for freedom and truth begins. Together, Bracken and Rebecca will embark on moving journey that will challenge them in ways they could never have imagined. But can they save Duncton before it's too late? For readers of J.R.R. Tolkien, Brian Jacques and Richard Adams' Watership Down, this is a quest into the heart of nature, the redemptive power of love and the triumph of spirit. Praise for Duncton Wood 'A breathtaking achievement' Washington Post 'A passionate, lyrical, appealing tale ... consistently absorbing ... enchanting' Cosmopolitan 'A great big mole-epic with a great big theme' Daily Mail No library descriptions found. |
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Now, it is also a wide ranging animal saga with lots going on, and its still a pretty good adventure and Milly immediately wanted to move onto reading book 2. I just don't think I'm the target audience any more. ( )