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As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann (2003, Trade Paperback) 1st Print VG
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- Seller notes
- Signed
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- Ex Libris
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- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Inscribed
- No
- Edition
- First Edition
- Vintage
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- Personalize
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- Type
- Novel
- Literary Movement
- Modernism
- Personalized
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- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780156012263
- Book Title
- As Meat Loves Salt
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.5 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Romance / Historical / General, Lgbt / Gay, Historical
- Item Width
- 5.3 in
- Item Weight
- 18.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 588 Pages
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In the seventeenth century, the English Revolution is under way. The nation, seething with religious and political discontent, has erupted into violence and terror. Jacob Cullen and his fellow soldiers dream of rebuilding their lives when the fighting is over. But the shattering events of war will overtake them. A darkly erotic tale of passion and obsession, As Meat Loves Salt is a gripping portrait of England beset by war. It is also a moving portrait of a man on the brink of madness. Hailed as a masterpiece, this is a novel by a most original new voice in fiction. A Harvest Original
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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
015601226x
ISBN-13
9780156012263
eBay Product ID (ePID)
15038285124
Product Key Features
Book Title
As Meat Loves Salt
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Romance / Historical / General, Lgbt / Gay, Historical
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
588 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8 in
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Item Weight
18.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Pr6113.C36a7 2003
Reviews
PRAISE FOR AS MEAT LOVES SALT "Absorbing and historically meticulous . . . a fat, juicy masterpiece."-- The Economist "McCann, a marvelous storyteller, does not disappoint. Forbidden sensuality is searingly described by chiaroscuro candlelight. Rich in secrets and surprises, this novel has its own fierce poetry."-- The Independent (London) "A story tense with anguish, intimacy and shame . . . it imaginatively re-creates the mentality of a society racked by war and intoxicated by radical new ideas of freedom and chance. . . . This is an intriguing and disturbing first novel which lingers in the mind."-- The Times Literary Supplement, PRAISE FOR AS MEAT LOVES SALT "Absorbing and historically meticulous . . . a fat, juicy masterpiece."--The Economist "McCann, a marvelous storyteller, does not disappoint. Forbidden sensuality is searingly described by chiaroscuro candlelight. Rich in secrets and surprises, this novel has its own fierce poetry."--The Independent (London) "A story tense with anguish, intimacy and shame . . . it imaginatively re-creates the mentality of a society racked by war and intoxicated by radical new ideas of freedom and chance. . . . This is an intriguing and disturbing first novel which lingers in the mind."--The Times Literary Supplement --, The 17th-century English revolution serves as backdrop to this brilliant, ambitious epic, the story of a compelling antihero who struggles against his own violent tendencies to little avail. Jacob Cullen, the well-intentioned but volatile narrator, is forced to flee his wedding ceremony with bride Caro and brother Zebedee when he learns that he is about to be accused of a murder he rashly committed, perhaps in self-defense. Shocked by Jacob's brutality, Caro takes off with Zeb, and the bereft Jacob is forced to become a soldier in Cromwell's army after being rescued by a soldier named Christopher Ferris. When Christopher deserts, he brings Jacob with him, giving him shelter in his family home in London. Their friendship, already charged, slips gradually into clandestine romance, and the two become passionate lovers. The trajectory of their relationship shapes the second half of the novel, as does a utopian project undertaken by Christopher with Jacob's help. Disillusioned with society, Christopher attempts to cobble together a tiny, independent farming colony, an effort that brings out the bully in Jacob and strains their relationship as the authorities move in to break up the group. Jacob, meanwhile, edges closer to learning the fate of Caro and Zebedee. The first half of McCann's narrative is rather slow moving, but she does a superb job of mustering historical detail and atmosphere in the service of a stunning character portrait of the troubled but charismatic Jacob. The scope of the narrative, the unusual conceit and the resonant writing combine to make this a powerful, unusual debut., PRAISE FOR AS MEAT LOVES SALT "Absorbing and historically meticulous . . . a fat, juicy masterpiece."--The Economist "McCann, a marvelous storyteller, does not disappoint. Forbidden sensuality is searingly described by chiaroscuro candlelight. Rich in secrets and surprises, this novel has its own fierce poetry."--The Independent (London) "A story tense with anguish, intimacy and shame . . . it imaginatively re-creates the mentality of a society racked by war and intoxicated by radical new ideas of freedom and chance. . . . This is an intriguing and disturbing first novel which lingers in the mind."--The Times Literary Supplement, With her first book, As Meat Loves Salt, Maria McCann joins a small, esteemed company of writers--Umberto Eco and Gore Vidal among them--whose historical novels are meticulously researched, politically acute, and rattling good reads. Set in the 17th century, during the English civil war, As Meat Loves Salt follows the misadventures of Jacob, born a gentleman but raised a servant, whose overdeveloped sense of personal dignity leads him from one crisis to another. When the book opens, he is already a murderer. Within a hundred pages he becomes a rapist and a thief. All this is perfect training for a military career, and Jacob soon finds himself in Cromwell's New Model army and in thrall to a charismatic man named Ferris. "It was all pre-ordained," says Jacob later, when the men have deserted together, "there had never been a place where I could have leapt free of the net." Rich with period detail, multilayered, and erotic, this is a big, delicious novel with a hint of crunchy intellection. Expect a lost weekend.
Table of Content
Contents Part One 1 Scum Rises 2 Beating 3 Battles 4 Espousal 5 Over the Edge Part Two 6 Prince Rupert 7 Bad Angel 8 Mistress Lilly 9 God's Work 10 Golgotha 11 The Man of Bones Part Three 12 At Liberty 13 Eve of Nativity 14 An Incubus 15 Broken Men 16 Hope 17 Brothers and Sisters 18 The Uses of a Map 19 Possession 20 As Meat Loves Salt 21 Discoveries 22 What's Past Repair 23 Coney-Catching Part Four 24 Of Snares 25 Things Broken 26 Things Called By Their Right Names 27 Things Not To Be Compelled 28 The Stuff of Jest 29 Well-Loved Games 30 Unsealing 31 Treasures
Copyright Date
2001
Lccn
2002-068546
Dewey Decimal
823/.92
Dewey Edition
21
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