Items related to Halo
The story of a wagon train making its way to Oregon is told in the voice of Scrag, a boy growing rapidly into a man in the presence of four influences: Lorelei, who initiates him sexually; her daughter, Justly; Sylvester, who introduces him to the poetry of Walt Whitman and to the role of art in life; and the wilderness itself. In language both plain and poetic, British author Loveday tells a powerful story through which Whitman's words run like a chorus. Winner of Britain's David Hingham Prize for best first novel and of the McKitterick Prize for best first novel by a writer over the age of 40
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
From the Back Cover:
"Loveday has done what Joyce did with Ulysses, what Mark Twain did with Huckleberry Finn: He has brouhgt out the mythic quality in a place. A marvelous book." -- Brenda Maddox
About the Author:
John Loveday is a poet and painter, and was formerly a teacher. He was born in Norfolk, England. He jokes that he grew up in the American West. He also tells of attending, on Saturday mornings, the flea-pit cinema in the nearest small town, which is where HALO probably had its inception. JUSTLY WADING was his original working-title for the book that was published as HALO,and he was delighted to be able to restore it for the Kindle edition. Among the reviews he liked most was that from the Californian librarian David Dodd, beginning, " HALO surpasses most Western fiction on this side of the Atlantic by somehow transcending its own setting." He hopes that the restored title will help more readers to see the book as using the West as a setting for a love story. It is a love story about several kinds of love. As HALO, it won the McKitterick Prize and the David Higham Award.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherFourth Estate
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 1857020227
- ISBN 13 9781857020229
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages277
- Rating
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Halo
Published by
Fourth Estate, London
(1992)
ISBN 10: 1857020227
ISBN 13: 9781857020229
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Small damp stain on the bottom spine end that does not affect the book. Seller Inventory # 218636
Buy Used
US$ 6.00
Convert currency
Stock Image
Halo
Published by
Fourth Estate
(1992)
ISBN 10: 1857020227
ISBN 13: 9781857020229
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR005067014
Buy Used
US$ 16.75
Convert currency
Stock Image
Halo
Published by
Fourth Estate
(1992)
ISBN 10: 1857020227
ISBN 13: 9781857020229
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR008227730
Buy Used
US$ 16.75
Convert currency
Stock Image
Halo (a first printing)
Published by
Fourth Estate,uk
(1992)
ISBN 10: 1857020227
ISBN 13: 9781857020229
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. uk1st.edition.1st.printing.near fine hardback in near fine dustwrapper. Seller Inventory # 72wefv
Buy Used
US$ 6.54
Convert currency
Stock Image
Halo
Published by
Fourth Estate - 4th Estate, London
(1992)
ISBN 10: 1857020227
ISBN 13: 9781857020229
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Condition: VG++, Bumps, Page Creasing. 1st Edition. Historical drama. Author's first novel. Expanded condition report/scan on request. Seller Inventory # 013269
Buy Used
US$ 10.00
Convert currency
Seller Image
Halo
Published by
Fourth Estate, United Kingdom
(1992)
ISBN 10: 1857020227
ISBN 13: 9781857020229
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good (ex-library). Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Fourth Estate, United Kingdom, 1992. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in good (ex-library) condition and comes in very good dust jacket. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: The story of a wagon train making its way to Oregon is told in the voice of Scrag, a boy growing rapidly into a man in the presence of four influences: Lorelei, who initiates him sexually; her daughter, Justly; Sylvester, who introduces him to the poetry of Walt Whitman and to the role of art in life; and the wilderness itself. In language both plain and poetic, British author Loveday tells a powerful story through which Whitman's words run like a chorus. Winner of Britain's David Hingham Prize for best first novel and of the McKitterick Prize for best first novel by a writer over the age of 40 *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Historical; ISBN: 1857020227. ISBN/EAN: 9781857020229. Inventory No: 06100523. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale. Seller Inventory # 06100523
Buy Used
US$ 7.94
Convert currency
Stock Image
Halo
Published by
Fourth Estate
(1992)
ISBN 10: 1857020227
ISBN 13: 9781857020229
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Very Good. 1992. Hardcover. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear in good dust wrapper. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # KSS0001915
Buy Used
US$ 20.06
Convert currency
Stock Image
Halo
Published by
4th Estate, London
(1992)
ISBN 10: 1857020227
ISBN 13: 9781857020229
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Seller Inventory # 001509
Buy Used
US$ 15.70
Convert currency
Stock Image
Halo
Published by
Fourth Estate
(1992)
ISBN 10: 1857020227
ISBN 13: 9781857020229
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Very Good. 1992. Hardcover. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear in good dust wrapper. . . . . Seller Inventory # KSS0001915
Buy Used
US$ 24.13
Convert currency