This is a novel of secrets, sexuality and, ultimately, of great love. In this exquisite journey of self-discovery, loosely based on a real life family mystery, Patrick Gale has created an epic, intimate human drama, both brutal and breathtaking. And yet it is here, isolated in a seemingly harsh landscape, under the threat of war, madness and an evil man of undeniable magnetism that the fight for survival will reveal in Harry an inner strength and capacity for love beyond anything he has ever known before. Remote and unforgiving, his allotted homestead in a place called Winter is a world away from the golden suburbs of turn-of-the-century Edwardian England. Even the beginnings of an illicit, dangerous affair do little to shake the foundations of his muted existence - until the shock of discovery and the threat of arrest cost him everything.įorced to abandon his wife and child, Harry signs up for emigration to the newly colonised Canadian prairies. The largest round of local elections since 2019 is taking place on Thursday, with more than 8,000 council seats up for grabs in 230 local authorities in England.

I loved it.' - Jojo MoyesĪ privileged elder son, and stammeringly shy, Harry Cane has followed convention at every step. It is a novel of secrets, sexuality and, ultimately, of great love.'Patrick Gale has written a book which manages to be both tender and epic, and carries the unmistakable tang of a true story. He spent his infancy at Wandsworth Prison, which his father governed, then grew up in Winchester before going to Oxford University. About the Author: Patrick Gale was born on the Isle of Wight. 32 pages, Kindle Edition First published JanuBook details & editions Loading interface. Place Called Winter 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. It is a novel of secrets, sexuality and, ultimately, of great love. Remote and unforgiving, his allotted homestead in a place called Winter is a world away from the golden suburbs of turn-of-the-century Edwardian England. In this exquisite journey of self-discovery, loosely based on a real life family mystery, Patrick Gale has created an epic, intimate human drama, both brutal and breathtaking.

Even the beginnings of an illicit, dangerous affair do little to shake the foundations of his muted existence – until the shock of discovery and the threat of arrest cost him everything.įorced to abandon his wife and child, Harry signs up for emigration to the newly colonised Canadian prairies.

To find yourself, sometimes you must lose everything.Ī privileged elder son, and stammeringly shy, Harry Cane has followed convention at every step. Picked for the BBC Radio 2 Simon Mayo Book Club ** Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award 2015 **

A place called winter