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- Hardback Oct 31, 2023 | 9781529422672 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
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- Hardback Oct 31, 2023 | 9781529422672 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
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A magnificent, moving ecological fable, perfect for fans of Annihilation and Oryx & Crake.
The incredible novel of one woman's quest to save her people - and her world. Now updated with all-new material and a reading-group discussion guide.
It comes without warning, without explanation - the sudden deadly Stink that shreds the life of the People, poisoning the land, sickening the trees, killing babies in the womb. It comes from above, from the Plains of the Ancestors, but what has caused this murderous curse?
It falls to Pyn-Poi to find out. The young tree-woman must climb the unclimbable cliff, to face the Ancestors on their own ground and demand an accounting for the Stink.
But the end of the climb is just the beginning of Pyn-Poi's journey. What she finds in the world above is an abomination beyond the most fearsome fire-stories of the People - and she must defeat it, or face the extinction of everything she has ever loved.
Praise for The Night Field
'Simple, beautiful prose' Scott T. Barnes, editor of NewMyths.com magazine
'Masterful storytelling' Karin Lacey, The Uncommon Octopus
'Beautifully written, poetic' Susan Sachs, climate education mentor
Praise for The Night Field: A magnificent and moving ecological fable
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A beautifully written, poetic book that showcases resilience on many levels. The heart of this story is the resilience of one young girl on the brink of womanhood who makes it her personal mission to discover the source of the poison impacting her way of life and her resolve to fix it. Donna Glee Williams weaves a story that mirrors our own society's capacity to take brutal advantage of the natural world that supports us, but also gives us hope that it doesn't have to be this way - through the efforts and energies of young people - SUSAN SACHS, climate education mentor, including Earth-to-Sky (NASA, NPS & USFWS)
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With lyrical prose, Williams delivers her finest performance yet. Her masterful storytelling unearths depth and colour in subtle nuance. The characters are real and believable, and their journey will stick with you for many years to come - KAREN LACEY, The Uncommon Octopus
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Modern bard Donna Glee Williams delivers a moving ecological fable, written with her signature grace and compassion. The Night Field weaves wonder, loss and renewal into a narrative that resonates with the past at the same time that it suggests fertile ground for a new future. Highly recommended!
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Donna Glee Williams' simple, beautiful prose transports us to a sylvan wonderland with woven bridges, mysterious currents, magical flora and more familial love and conflict than most mainstream novels. When the child Pyn-Poi led me into in Williams' word-forest, I did not want to leave - SCOTT T. BARNES, Writers of the Future winner and editor of NewMyths.com magazine
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- ELAINE ISAAK, author of The Singer s Legacy
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The Night Field moves with a fable-like quality; lyrical and sombre and at times even harrowing, as it unfolds its tale of a tribe in harmony with nature, and their struggles against man-made ecological disaster. The heroine is brave and visionary and her journey heart-rending, the writing is engrossing and the story is a well-judged blend of magical-realism, gritty survival and the courage of the oppressed. - David Hair, author of Mage's Blood
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The Night Field is one of those novels which just sings in your ears. A joyous and harrowing read, it carried me through the night, page after beautiful page. - Helen Marshall, author of THE MIGRATION
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A beguiling, ecologically holistic dreamscape - Donna Glee Williams's gracefully drawn cast present an uncomfortably real and distinctive reflection on the tragedies that blight the modern age. - Mark Charan Newton, author of The Reef
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