Includes bibliographical references (page 356)Īccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 23:17:52 Bookplateleaf 0002 Boxid IA40363413 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier It is a novel of secrets, sexuality and, ultimately, of great love.'-Page of cover In this exquisite journey of self-discovery, loosely based on a real life family mystery, Patrick Gale has created an epic, intimate human drama, both brutal and breathtaking.

And yet it is here, isolated in a seemingly harsh landscape, under the threat of war, madness and an evil man of undeniable magnetism that the fight for survival will reveal in Harry an inner strength and capacity for love beyond anything he has ever known before. Remote and unforgiving, his allotted homestead in a place called Winter is a world away from the golden suburbs of turn-of-the-century Edwardian England. Forced to abandon his wife and child, Harry signs up for emigration to the newly colonized Canadian prairies. Even the beginnings of an illicit, dangerous affair do little to shake the foundations of his muted existence - until the shock of discovery and the threat of arrest cost him everything. 'A privileged elder son, and stammeringly shy, Harry Cane has followed convention at every step.

A Place Called Winter by Patrick Gale