In the Place of Fallen Leaves
Tim Pears
ISBN 10: 1556114729 ISBN 13: 9781556114724
Published by Plume, 1996
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A Devon village during the hot, dry days of a devastating 1984 summer drought forms the backdrop to the story of thirteen-year-old Alison, youngest child of prosperous farmers, her family, and her friendship with the son of a local viscount. Winner of the 1994 Hawthornden Prize for Literature. 15,000 first printing.
About the Author: Tim Pears is the author of eight novels: In the Light of Morning, In the Place of Fallen Leaves (winner of the Hawthornden Prize and the Ruth Hadden Memorial Award), Wake Up, Blenheim Orchard, In a Land of Plenty(made into a ten-part BBC series), A Revolution of the Sun, Landed (shortlisted for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2012 and the 2011 Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize, winner of the MJA Open Book Awards 2011), and Disputed Land. He has been Writer in Residence at Cheltenham Festival of Literature and Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Oxford Brookes University, and has taught creative writing at Ruskin College and elsewhere. He lives in Oxford with his wife and children. timpears.com
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Title: In the Place of Fallen Leaves
Publisher: Plume
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Unknown
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket