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On the Black Hill
On the Black Hill: A Novel | Bruce Chatwin
8 posts | 6 read | 11 to read
The award-winning first novel from a legendary travel writer, about a pair of twins and their long, remarkable lives in the farmlands of Wales. For forty-two years, identical twins Lewis and Benjamin Jones have shared a bed, a farm, and a life. But the world has scarred and warped them each in different ways. Lewis is sturdy, still strong enough at eighty to wield an ax all day, and though hes hardly ever ventured outside his little village on the English border, he dreams of far-off lands. Benjamin is gentler, a cook whose favorite task is delivering baby lambs, and even in his old age, he remains devoted to the memory of his mother. The unusual twins have seen a country change and an empire fall, and in their shared memory lies an epic story of the century that remade Britain. From the stories of their fathers youth to their own dotage, there is nothing these farmers havent seenor heard. Famed travel author Bruce Chatwin brings his unique understanding of landscape and culture to his debut novel, an intense examination of a little patch of Wales. Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Whitbread Literary Award, and written in the tradition of Wuthering Heights and The Mayor of Casterbridge, this entry on the list of 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die is an all-time classic from the author of bestsellers such as In Patagonia and The Songlines. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Bruce Chatwin including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the authors estate.
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Tamra
Tamra
On the Black Hill: A Novel | Bruce Chatwin
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Mehso-so

Meh. It started off well, but began to unravel in the middle mainly because it introduced too many characters that weren‘t well developed. I had much higher hopes based on the blurb.

Ruthiella Bummer! 🙁 2d
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Tamra
Tamra
On the Black Hill: A Novel | Bruce Chatwin
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Good grief…..🤦🏽‍♀️ At least I didn‘t buy a duplicate this time, I borrowed it. I‘m glad I made the discovery because I really dislike due dates.

I also found Someone at a Distance by Whipple on my shelves and that has been in my Abe cart too. 🙄

jlhammar 😆 And your copy is so nice! This one wasn‘t on my radar. Sounds really good. 6d
Cathythoughts What are we like ❤️😂 ! Someone At a Distance was my first Whipple. I loved it. 6d
Tamra @jlhammar I think it‘s a good nighttime read - quiet. 😌 6d
Tamra @Cathythoughts 😜 nutty huh? It‘s so silly because I‘ve really wanted to get to Someone at a Distance & keep eyeballing it in my cart. 6d
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jenniferw88
jenniferw88
On the Black Hill: A Novel | Bruce Chatwin
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Post 2 of 2 for #litsyclassics. These will all be Kindle / @SerialReader except for 1Q84 & The Wasp Factory, which I'll get out of my library. Thanks @erinreads for the inspiration!

erinreads You‘ve got a great lineup! 6y
Agentfalco Read On The Black Hill for a book club remember being surprised how much I liked it considering how it‘s not the sort of thing I would normally read. 6y
Genetic Love The Wasp Factory 6y
Bambolina_81 I was wondering what to use for my Q, I have this one on my shelf already. Perfect 😊 6y
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andrew61
andrew61
On the Black Hill: A Novel | Bruce Chatwin
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Pickpick

I really liked this story of twins Benjamin and lewis, born at the very end of the 19th century and at the books opening still sharing the same bed in their farmhouse in the shadow of the blackhills of radnor wales. It follows their life and it is poignant and comic but brilliantly drawn
It also won in 1982 the whitbread #debut novel award #junebookbugs

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andrew61
andrew61
On the Black Hill: A Novel | Bruce Chatwin
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I'm probably now posting on litsy more than im reading, anyway i have started a new book tonight and i loved this quote and thought I'd share.

saresmoore Yeah, all the New Testament sheep are too metaphorical. 7y
andrew61 @saresmoore ☺ 7y
TobeyTheScavengerMonk @saresmoore Ha! 7y
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JenP
JenP
On the Black Hill: A Novel | Bruce Chatwin
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#booksaboutnature almost forgot today's #readjanuary prompt. Turns out it was a bit of a hard one since I don't have too many books that fit the bill. I read this a few years ago and enjoyed it. Beautifully written story about two twin boys who spend their entire lives on a small farm in the black mountains.

Suet624 I have twins so whenever I hear about a book with twins in it I have to read it. 7y
JenP @Suet624 I hope you like it. It's pretty slow paced and won't appeal to everyone but I liked it very much 7y
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SusanInTiburon
SusanInTiburon
On the Black Hill: A Novel | Bruce Chatwin
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Pickpick

A beautiful story that goes deep rather than wide. Only recently out in ebook format, and on sale for two bucks!

Dolly Sounds like my kind of book! 7y
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CS393
CS393
On the Black Hill: A Novel | Bruce Chatwin
Pickpick

Identical twins Lewis and Benjamin Jones have shared most of their lives together on their home in rural Wales.
Available in e-format for the first time, this will be available on 18 Oct 2016.
ARC provided by Open Road Integrated Media for reading and review.
Full review @ www.goodreads.com/review/show/1738915845