The Hollow Hills

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Hollow Hills
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Mary Stewart
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:480
Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 128
Category/GenreMyth and legend told as fiction
Historical fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9781444737509
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint Hodder Paperback
Publication Date 2 February 2012
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The countryside of England and Wales in the Dark Ages forms an almost tangible background to this wonderfully and powerfully realised picture of an ancestral hero coming to manhood. The Hollow Hills is the brilliant portrayal of the young Arthur from his birth to accession to the throne of Britain. And behind and around him is the strong, yet vulnerable figure of Merlin who sees and knows so much but is powerless to prevent the strife and violence of his turbulent times.

Author Biography

Mary Stewart is one of our most successful novelists. Her first novel, MADAM WILL YOU TALK, was published in 1955. It was an immediate success and marked the beginning of a long and acclaimed writing career. All her novels have been bestsellers on both sides of the Atlantic. She was made a Doctor of Literature by Durham University in 2009.

Reviews

A real spell-binder - Sunday Telegraph Compulsive reading . . . chases, battles, thrills and entertainment all the way - Daily Mirror A fascinating re-creation of the King Arthur legend - Newsweek It goes without saying that Mrs Stewart tells a marvellous story. - The Times Superb and lyrical. - Washington Times