Hawks of Chelney - Hardcover
Ostracized by the townspeople of Chelney, whose hatred and superstition have erupted into violence, fourteen-year-old Siri finds refuge on the bleak seaside cliffs where a young girl is brought into his life by a shipwreck
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- PublisherGollancz
- Publication date1979
- ISBN 10 0575025565
- ISBN 13 9780575025561
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages240
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First UK edition hardback in very good condition for its age. Some tanning to pages. The dust jacket is complete, still shows the price but is showing some signs of wear. Some discolouration to the top and bottom of the flaps (about 0.5 cm). Jacket illustration by Mark Harrison SYNOPSIS: "Sri's parents at first find his birth a blessing, but the boy grows up wild and unsociable, forever flitting about the surrounding cliffs and estuaries like a bird. When a poor fishing season threatens their livelihoood, the villagers turn on Siri, blaming him for the lack of fish, and Siri flees to the cliffs where the hawks nest." IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DESPATCH. Seller Inventory # 2882
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Book Description Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. When a poor fishing season threatens their livelihood, the villagers turn on Siri, blaming him for the lack of fish, and Siri flees to the cliffs where the hawks nest. He takes lonely pleasure in his growing closeness to the birds, and his body begins to adapt itself strangely to his new life.His solitude ends when he finds a shipwrecked young girl on the shore. In this compelling and vividly realised novel, fantasy is blended with realism to make a convincing whole.(We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.). Seller Inventory # 005104
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Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A Very Good+ unmarked copy with complete dustjacket. Based on the author's own mountaineering experiences and love of birds, it is a novel of a young boy, Siri, who is ostracised by the superstitious people of an isolated coastal village because of his love of the wild ospreys which they believe are evil. **** NOT EX LIB **** C3D Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 003363
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