Sarum
  • Published: 30 July 2018
  • ISBN: 9781787461406
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 1376
  • RRP: $24.99
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Sarum

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30 Jul 2018
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1 Aug 2011
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The towering story of five families through 100 centuries of turmoil, tyranny, passion and prosperity.

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THE BESTSELLING HISTORICAL NOVEL
***now with a new introduction from Edward Rutherfurd***

The towering story of five families through 100 centuries of turmoil, tyranny, passion and prosperity.

A masterpiece of breathtaking scope, from the Ice Age to the present day, Sarum traces the entire turbulent course of English history through the epic saga of five families.

The Wilsons and the Shockleys, locked in a cycle of revenge and rivalry for more than 400 years; the Masons, who pour their inspired love of stone into the creation of Stonehenge and Salisbury Cathedral; the Porters, descended from a young Roman soldier in exile; and the aristocratic Godfreys, who will fall to the very bottom of the social ladder before their fortunes revive.

As their fates and fortunes intertwine over the course of the centuries, through struggle and adventure, their greater destinies offer a fascinating glimpse into the future.
  • Published: 30 July 2018
  • ISBN: 9781787461406
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 1376
  • RRP: $24.99
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About the author

Edward Rutherfurd

Edward Rutherfurd was born in England, in the cathedral city of Salisbury. Educated locally, and at the universities of Cambridge, and Stanford, California, he worked in political research, bookselling and publishing. After numerous attempts to write books and plays, he finally abandoned his career in the book trade in 1983, and returned to his childhood home to write Sarum. Four years later, when the book was published, it became an instant international bestseller, remaining 23 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List.

Since then he has written seven more bestsellers: Russka, a novel of Russia; London; The Forest, set in England's New Forest which lies close by Sarum; two novels which cover the story of Ireland from the time just before Saint Patrick to the twentieth century; New York; and Paris. His books have been translated into over twenty languages.

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Praise for Sarum

A heck of a story ... a grand read

Daily Mail

A high-speed cavalcade of our island story ... a heady and sometimes sexy brew

Daily Express

Bursts with action, encyclopedic in historic detail ... supremely well crafted and a delight to read

Chicago Tribune

A richly imagined vision of history, written with genuine delight

San Francisco Chronicle

A thundering good read … a great achievement

The Bookseller

Rutherfurd's ... meticulous research makes the smallest detail interesting

Toronto Sun

Rutherfurd has told the story of the land he was born in and has told it well … Highly recommended

New York Times

A fulsome and entertaining saga

Kirkus Reviews

Absorbing … a superior historical novel … This blockbuster saga should appeal to discriminating readers, since Rutherfurd has an excellent grasp of his subject and a compelling story to tell

Publishers Weekly

A fascinating journey … a clear yet sparkling window upon history with a superb narrative, so perfectly balanced between history and fiction that it clears away the mists of time from antiquity, giving the reader the impression that events over a span of ten centuries occurred only yesterday

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

I haven’t read so satisfactory a saga in years ... in fact, perhaps not ever before ... It gives you not only history but comfort

Chicago Sun-Times

Rutherfurd holds us all consistently intrigued. In Sarum he has created a splendid novel that will bring many hours of diversified reading pleasure

The Plain Dealer

Rutherfurd is at his best ... His storytelling skills are substantial

Kansas City Star
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