Imprint
- Abacus
- Abacus
Fiction, Historical fiction
'Witty, ironic ... and achieves a deeply felt authenticity' NEW YORK TIMES
The hero is Eupolis, weary, cynical and believing only in comedy. The heroine is Athens, at the height of her schizophrenic glory. A startling mixture of comedy and tragedy, THE WALLED ORCHARD is the poignant, charming story of their turbulent relationship.
With unforgettable characters and a powerful and moving story, THE WALLED ORCHARD is a wonderful evocation of life in Ancient Greece in the fifth century BC.
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Praise for The Walled Orchard
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'Read THE WALLED ORCHARD so you can tell your descendants, "I was there when the historical novel started holding its head up with the rest of literature"' THE WASHINGTON POST
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'Witty, ironic and achieved a deeply felt authenticity.' THE NEW YORK TIMES
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'This book is a hilarious yet well-researached historical novel.' HISTORICAL NOVEL REVIEW
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** 'Out of his own playful erudition, Tom Holt creates an unforgettable narrator, a wise and caustic commentator on the golden age of Athens' WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY
Tom Holt
Tom Holt was born in London in 1961. At Oxford he studied bar billiards, ancient Greek agriculture and the care and feeding of small, temperamental Japanese motorcycle engines. These interests led him, perhaps inevitably, to qualify as a solicitor and emigrate to Somerset, where he specialised in death and taxes for seven years before going straight in 1995. He lives in Chard, Somerset, with his wife and daughter. He also writes as K. J. Parker.
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