The Evening And The Morning – Buch gebraucht kaufen

9780525954989

(ISBN-10: 0525954988)

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913

1250 g

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Deutsch

The novel begins in Combe, a fictional fishing village at the mouth of a river, just to the west of Portsmouth. Edgar, son of a boat builder, wakes up before dawn to sneak away with his lover, a married but unhappy woman, Sungifu (Sunni). Edgar has a job arranged in another village, and has prepared to sail himself and Sunni away to start a new life. Upon crossing the bay to Sunni's house, Edgar sees a Viking raiding party landing and rushes to raise the alarm. Edgar tries to save Sunni, but finds her dead at the hands of a Viking, whom Edgar kills, taking his axe, and then hiding. When the raid is over, Edgar sees his village destroyed, and his father murdered. Edgar's mother, and two dense brothers, Erman and Eadbald, are left penniless, homeless, and without even tools and lumber to build ships ...

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2020

30.11.2022

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