Synopsis
Diamond, the coachman's son, visits strange lands when he is carried off by the North Wind from the little hayloft where he sleeps
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This is a story of a poor stable boy living in Victorian London in which everyday lives are mysteriously enveloped by a power and a glory, personified here as a beautiful woman known as the North Wind. She visits the small boy, Diamond, and takes him with her on her journeys, teaching him about herself. Through the eyes of an innocent and yet perceptive child, MacDonald explores North Wind as a way of exploring the place of death in our lives. He looks squarely at social injustice--he knew poverty and the poor first hand--and yet also sees that the deepest need we have is for love and forgiveness, which are rooted in eternity.
This is a book for children--I've read it to my own daughter more than once--even though they may not understand just who North Wind is until years later. Adults on the other hand will learn that while they thought they knew something about death, there is much to relearn--and probably the most important part. --Doug Thorpe
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A Victorian fairy tale that has enchanted readers for more than a hundred years: the magical story of Diamond, the son of a poor coachman, who is swept away by the North Wind?a radiant, maternal spirit with long, flowing hair?and whose life is transformed by a brief glimpse of the beautiful country ?at the back of the north wind.? It combines a Dickensian regard for the working class of mid-19th-century England with the invention of an ethereal landscape, and is published here alongside Arthur Hughes?s handsome illustrations from the original 1871 edition.
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Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Arthur Hughes (illustrator). Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0451520572I3N00
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Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Arthur Hughes (illustrator). Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0451520572I5N00
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Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Arthur Hughes (illustrator). Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0451520572I3N00
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Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Arthur Hughes (illustrator). Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0451520572I5N00
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At the Back of the North Wind
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Signet (New American Library), 1986
ISBN 10: 0451520572
ISBN 13: 9780451520579
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Seller: The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
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Mass Market Paper Back. Condition: Very Good. Hughes, Arthur [illustrator] (illustrator). Very Good paperback. Seller Inventory # 230405-MB38
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PAP. Condition: Good. Arthur Hughes (illustrator). Paperback, bend on spine, tan on pages, 18.0x10.5cm, 316pp. Seller Inventory # a21417
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