Description
In 1867 a good-natured Bavarian priest, is sent by God and mad King Ludwig to the wilds of North America. Soon the backwoods are transformed into a parish and the settlers into a congregation, and Joseph Becker, a woodcarver, meets his future wife. Several decades later, Joseph Becker teaches his astounding carving skills to his grandchildren. One of them, Klara, shows exceptional talent and has a surfeit of what the local nuns call "a fondness for men's work." Untamed, she falls in love with an Irish boy, Eamon O'Sullivan, only to have him leave to fight in the Great War . . .
Author: Jane Urquhart
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 11/25/2003
Pages: 392
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780142003589
ISBN10: 0142003581
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Historical | 20th Century | World War I
- Fiction | Small Town & Rural
Author: Jane Urquhart
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 11/25/2003
Pages: 392
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780142003589
ISBN10: 0142003581
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Historical | 20th Century | World War I
- Fiction | Small Town & Rural
About the Author
Jane Urquhart is the bestselling author of five internationally acclaimed, award-winning novels. She is also the author of a collection of short fiction, Storm Glass, and three books of poetry. She lives in Southwestern Ontario. She is the winner of numerous awards and has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize for The Stone Carvers and the International IMPAC award.