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Emergency : a pastoral novel / Daisy Hildyard.
"Stuck at home alone under lockdown, a woman recounts her 1990s childhood in rural Yorkshire. She watches a kestrel hunting, helps a farmer with a renegade bull, and plays out with her best friend, Clare. Around her in the village her neighbours are arguing, keeping secrets, caring for one another, trying to hold down jobs. In the woods and quarry there are foxcubs fighting, plants competing for space, ageing machines, and a three-legged deer who likes cake. These local phenomena interconnect and spread out from China to Nicaragua as pesticides circulate, money flows around the planet, and bodies feel the force of distant power."
Record details
- ISBN: 9781662601477
- ISBN: 1662601476
- Physical Description: 211 pages ; 19 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Astra House, [2022]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Originally published as Emergency by Fitzcarraldo Editions in Great Britain, 2022."--Title page verso. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Reminiscing > Fiction. Children > Fiction. Nature > Psychological aspects > Fiction. Country life > Fiction. Yorkshire (England) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Fictional Work. Biographical fiction. Ecofiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 3 of 4 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Library | Adults HIL Fiction (Text) | 33454005882352 | Reading Room Balcony | Available | - |
| Reading Public Library RPL - Main | Fiction AUTHOR LAST NAME (Text) | berks_50524649 | New | On Order | - |
| Easton Main Library | HILDYARD (Text) | 31901004642403 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Newfoundland Area Library | FIC HIL (Text) | 38445000505139 | Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
"Stuck at home alone under lockdown, a woman recounts her 1990s childhood in rural Yorkshire. She watches a kestrel hunting, helps a farmer with a renegade bull, and plays out with her best friend, Clare. Around her in the village her neighbours are arguing, keeping secrets, caring for one another, trying to hold down jobs. In the woods and quarry there are foxcubs fighting, plants competing for space, ageing machines, and a three-legged deer who likes cake. These local phenomena interconnect and spread out from China to Nicaragua as pesticides circulate, money flows around the planet, and bodies feel the force of distant power."
