Through the Ivory Gate
Title | Through the Ivory Gate PDF eBook |
Author | Rita Dove |
Publisher | Vintage |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 1993-10-05 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0679742409 |
A debut novel by the 1987 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for poetry, about an artist on a journey of self-discovery—navigating a family secret, racism, and the conflict between marriage and career. “Skillfully evokes the mood of a decade when social change seemed not only possible but imminent.” —Washington Post Book World When a woman returns to her Midwestern hometown as an artist-in-residence to teach puppetry to schoolchildren, her homecoming also means grappling with artistic ambition, memories of rejected love, and shocking truths about her family.
Through the Gate of Ivory
Title | Through the Gate of Ivory PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick Devaney |
Publisher | |
Pages | 292 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
Trinity student Charles Stanihurst, the son of a Dublin merchant and a Roscommon chambermaid, flees his native city after assaulting an English officer and heads for the West of Ireland, where he encounters a culture virtually unknown within the pale. Beyond the Shannon much of the old Gaelic way of life is still intact, though under growing threat from the political power and land greed of the 'foreigners'. Charles is forced to confront divisions between his Anglo-Irish and Gaelic loyalties, while seeking his spiritual father, Bishop William Bedell, who is translating the Old Testament into Irish. Set in post-Flight of the Earls, pre-Cromwellian Ireland of 1641, this novel tells the gripping story of a struggle between two opposing cultures that set the scene for the rebellion sealing the fate of Gaelic Ireland.
Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn
Title | Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Holdstock |
Publisher | Hachette UK |
Pages | 231 |
Release | 2014-11-27 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0575119063 |
Several years ago, Christian Huxley's father, George, obsessively documented the strange phenomena emanating from Ryhope Wood at the edge of their property. He watched the ancient heroes emerge, shouting both incomprehensible warnings and unmistakable invitations. Recklessly, George followed them inot the mysterious sylvan shadows that changed him forever. Christian himself was not untouched by these living dreams. A childhood encounter with a phantom from another time draws him to the Wood as an adult. Deep in Ryhope, Christian uncovers the lie that permeates his worst nightmares. And like his father, he will be consumed with the mythagoes of Ryhope, especially a young Celtic warrior called Guiwenneth. She is the key to the mystery of the universe, an ancient heroine caught in a timeless tale of bravery and sacrifice. Now, together with a band of crusaders from a world long gone, Christian and Guiwenneth become part of the unfolding stories both remembered and forgotten. They meet sorcerers in battle and giants who can travel miles in one step. And they discover the meaning of the two gates, Ivory and Horn - one the lie, the other the truth.
The Ivory Gate
Title | The Ivory Gate PDF eBook |
Author | Walter Besant |
Publisher | |
Pages | 316 |
Release | 1892 |
Genre | Businessmen |
ISBN |
Mythago Wood
Title | Mythago Wood PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Holdstock |
Publisher | Hachette UK |
Pages | 221 |
Release | 2012-10-29 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0575088451 |
Deep within the wildwood lies a place of myth and mystery, from which few return, and of those few, none remain unchanged. Ryhope Wood may look like a three-mile-square fenced-in wood in rural Herefordshire on the outside, but inside, it is a primeval, intricate labyrinth of trees, impossibly huge, unforgettable ... and stronger than time itself. Stephen Huxley has already lost his father to the mysteries of Ryhope Wood. On his return from the Second World War, he finds his brother, Christopher, is also in thrall to the mysterious wood, wherein lies a realm where mythic archetypes grow flesh and blood, where love and beauty haunt your dreams, and in promises of freedom lies the sanctuary of insanity ... Readers love Mythago Wood: '6.0 stars. This book is a MASTERPIECE and will likely be on my list of "All Time Favourite" novels before too long' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Blimey, what a book! Genuine classic of mythological fiction.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'An imaginative masterpiece has broken the boundaries of fantasy genre. In Mythagowood Myths manifest from characters's unfathomable desires. The mysterious forest which the protagonists are obsessed with is an original concept of legends, it rooted in subconscious mind arouses overwhelming power of human minds'. Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'To attempt to write a straightforward synopsis of Mythago Wood itself is almost to lose the very essence of the novel, to break away from the ethereal feeling which transcends the book.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'I've seldomly read a book that is so rich and enthralling in its descriptions and really draws me into the mythical woods, where time flows differently, where your subconscious can conjure up archetypes and these can infringe upon your very real life outside of the forest.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
The Gates of Ivory, the Gates of Horn
Title | The Gates of Ivory, the Gates of Horn PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas McGrath |
Publisher | New York : Mainstream Publishers |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 1957 |
Genre | Future, The, in literature |
ISBN |
The Complete Ivory
Title | The Complete Ivory PDF eBook |
Author | Doris Egan |
Publisher | DAW Hardcover |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Fantasy fiction, American |
ISBN | 9780756400415 |
Here in one omnibus edition is the complete Ivory saga-the adventures and loves of a scholarly woman who travels to the only planet in the galaxy where magic actually works ...