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The Clearing - Tim Gautreaux
The Clearing
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Byron Aldridge, heir to a timber empire, returns from the First World War a changed man and finds refuge as a company policeman in a backwoods Louisiana sawmill. Soon his younger brother Randolph tracks him down, assuming charge of the mill in the hope of rescuing his former idol. But as the... show more
Byron Aldridge, heir to a timber empire, returns from the First World War a changed man and finds refuge as a company policeman in a backwoods Louisiana sawmill. Soon his younger brother Randolph tracks him down, assuming charge of the mill in the hope of rescuing his former idol. But as the brothers try to understand each other and their wives contend with their own hopes and fears, it is Randolph who starts a feud with the Sicilians who control the whisky and girls, and the future grows fearsome for them all.
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ISBN: 9780340828908 (0340828900)
Publisher: Sceptre
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
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meganbaxter
meganbaxter rated it
The Clearing is not a book to go to if you're looking for fast-paced action or a driving narrative. It's got a slowly creeping sense of dread, but this will go down best if you're willing to accept its leisurely pace between horrific violences. It grows, slowly, until it reaches a flashover point. A...
cczarneckikernus
cczarneckikernus rated it
3.0 The Clearing
Very slow paced, which is what I liked about it.
Between The Bookends
Between The Bookends rated it
4.0 The Clearing
Quite liked this one!
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