Charles Powers

In the Memory of the Forest

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ISBN 13:
9780140272819
author:
Charles Powers
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Penguin Putnam INC International Concepts
language:
English
Publication Year:
1998
Pages:
400
Genre:
Books
Condition:
New
Availability:
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£19.53

Description

In the Memory of the Forest by Charles Powers is a haunting and evocative novel that explores the impact of a murder on a community. When the body of Tomek, a young distillery worker, is found brutally murdered in the forest outside Jadowia in Poland, his boyhood friend Leszek decides to uncover the mystery behind Tomek's death. As Leszek delves deeper into the case, he uncovers another strange mystery: the disappearance of stones from the foundations of the town's oldest houses. This enigmatic discovery leads him on a journey through the grimy offices of once-powerful bureaucrats and face-to-face with the Catholic Church's pious and impotent priests. Through his investigation, Leszek is forced to confront the darker aspects of his community's past, including the tragedy of the Holocaust, and ultimately, his own identity. A thought-provoking exploration of history, fate, and the human condition, In the Memory of the Forest is a gripping and unsettling read.

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