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Published: 27/08/2015
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Brilliantly evoking the biting wildness of early 20th century Saskatchewan, Patrick Gale builds an affecting story of hard-forged, late-found identity and illicit desire.

Picked for the BBC Radio 2 Simon Mayo Book Club 

To find yourself, sometimes you must lose everything. 

A privileged elder son, and stammeringly shy, Harry Cane has followed convention at every step. Even the beginnings of an illicit, dangerous affair do little to shake the foundations of his muted existence - until the shock of discovery and the threat of arrest cost him everything. 

Forced to abandon his wife and child, Harry signs up for emigration to the newly colonised Canadian prairies. Remote and unforgiving, his allotted homestead in a place called Winter is a world away from the golden suburbs of turn-of-the-century Edwardian England. 

Yet, despite its punishing demands, it is here that Harry will find a will to truly live. Isolated in a seemingly harsh landscape, under the threat of war, madness and an evil man of undeniable magnetism, the fight for survival will reveal in Harry an inner strength and capacity for love beyond anything he has ever known before. 

Described by The Observer as ‘a dramatic and affecting portrayal of dislocation, extreme environments and the traumatic effects of enforces secrecy,’ A Place Called Winter is an epic, intimate human drama, both brutal and breath-taking. In this exquisite journey of self-discovery, loosely based on a real life family mystery, Patrick Gale crafts an exploration of secrets, sexuality and, ultimately, of great and transformative love.

Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781472205315
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 272 g
Dimensions: 198 x 136 x 25 mm


MEDIA REVIEWS

Patrick Gale has written a book which manages to be both tender and epic, and carries the unmistakeable tang of a true story. I loved it. - Jojo Moyes

Absorbing, moving and beautifully written, with echoes of EM Forster which I found especially enjoyable. - Amanda Craig

Beautifully structured around the warmest of warm hearts, but it's also run through with something new: a devastating chill of loss, fear and exile which keeps you shaking your head and biting your lip in concern and shame and disbelief. - Louisa Young

Bold, moving, intensely erotic - I couldn't put down this tale of passion and endurance, told with such tenderness. - Patricia Duncker

A tender tale of loss and love - Sunday Times

This is an intensely personal book. Gale was inspired by a true tale from his own family history, and the depth of feeling shows. It's one gay man reaching out to another across a century of social change, and his most powerfully moving novel yet - Independent

A dramatic and affecting portrayal of dislocation, extreme environments and the traumatic effects of enforced secrecy - Observer

A master storyteller. Quite simply, you believe every word he tells you - Independent on Sunday

Gale is not a sentimental writer, he's vividly aware of hardship and despair, but the overwhelming emotion in this fine book is one of tender, life-affirming joy - Sun

His best book yet - Country Life

This is a convincing and fascinating portrait of daily life over a century ago in a far away place. The mixture of adventure, historical saga and romance is utterly heartwrenching - Sunday Mirror

Gale is a skilful storyteller - Metro

Mr Gale often uses autobiographical detail to good effect; here, he has excelled himself with the historical detail, resulting in a beautifully written, satisfying story that deserves to be a bestseller - Country Living Magazine

A mesmerising storyteller; this novel is written with intelligence and warmth - The Times

Gale employs his gift as a writer to will such pockets of tolerance retrospectively into existence - for the sake of his relative, as well, perhaps, as for all of us. Humanity does not look quite so wretched through Patrick Gale's eyes - Spectator

Lightness of touch, one of Gale's characters observes, is desirable in a novelist, and it is one of Gale's virtues...Rich in atmosphere and period detail...this enjoyable tale is both witty and poignant - Daily Mail

A gorgeously written, bittersweet story about secrets and identity - Good Housekeeping

[A] fascinating novel - Helen Dunmore, Guardian

Be inspired by Patrick Gale's entrée to historical fiction... the deep undercurrents of love and desire that give the novel its pull will awaken you - Independent magazine

An epic, intimate human drama, both brutal and breathtaking - Hereford Times

A gripping and deeply moving book about love, fear and hope - Irish Times

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“A Brilliant Read”

Firstly, I received this book for free in exchange for giving a review. Upon receiving it, I knew that it would be something I would never usually read. However, having said that, this book had me captivated from the... More

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“A Place Called Winter is a story to adore and to cherish and to shout about.”


A Place Called Winter by Patrick Gale will be published by Tinder Press on 26 March 2015 in hardback, the paperback release will follow in September.

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“Unmissable.”

Set at the turn of the 20th Century, A Place Called Winter tells the moving story of Harry Cane who is forced to abandon his wealthy, easy life in England for the harsh and unforgiving world of the Canadian prairies... More

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