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Hailed as 'unparalleled' by Amitav Ghosh and 'a masterpiece' by Avni Doshi, Janice Pariat's 'Everything the Light Touches' is a literary tour de force that has garnered numerous accolades, including the Sushila Devi 2023 and Atta Galatta 2023 awards for Best Fiction.
This extraordinary tale weaves together four seemingly disparate lives across time and space. We follow Shai, a lost soul seeking new purpose in her Northeast Indian hometown; Evelyn, a Cambridge scholar drawn to the lower Himalayan forests; Johann, a German writer finding inspiration in Italy; and a young Swedish explorer whose curiosity about Earth's wonders leads to a paradigm-shifting expedition.
With the precision of a master detective, Pariat unravels the intricate connections between these characters, revealing a tapestry of human experience that spans continents and centuries. The novel, lauded by Robert Macfarlane as 'wise, funny, and touching', offers a fresh perspective on our relationship with the natural world and our ways of seeing.
This multi-layered saga, recognised as one of The New Yorker's Best Books of 2022, is a brilliant exploration of the human condition, as illuminating as it is captivating. Pariat's masterful storytelling invites readers to embark on a journey of discovery, where every page turned sheds new light on the interconnectedness of all things.
Book ISBN: | 9780008500313 |
Book Weight: | 348g |
Sherlock & Pages is a little bookshop with a big heart. We are based in Frome, Somerset, England and curate lists of books in the areas we are passionate about – landscape, nature, history, and heritage. In short, the conservation of all we’ve inherited and all we are responsible to pass on. We aim to inspire and be inspired, to form a literary culture of care and passion about this precious planet we call home.
This is a shop where you might find something you haven’t seen before, and we like to think we’ve got something for everyone. We choose each of our books with care and for a reason. This is because our physical store is small but beautifully formed, holding only around 1200 titles at any one time. We try and recreate the feel of the shop wherever we are online, to reflect our niche categories and personality.
We have an active social media presence and aim to share our story with all our friends. The long-term goal is to build a hub for the books and writers we believe in. Who knows where our adventure will lead but by supporting Sherlock & Pages you’re helping us to add a further layer of magic to our little corner of the world. If you haven’t visited our physical store, one day you might just make a literary pilgrimage down to Somerset.
Our tagline is ‘Long Live the Hedgerows’ and our symbol a hibernating dormouse. If you want to support an independent with a unique character and which will share stories with you for years to come, then choose Sherlock & Pages. The world needs bookshops with soul, for they are ‘citadels of light.’
Sherlock & Pages is a little bookshop with a big heart. We are based in Frome, Somerset, England and curate lists of books in the areas we are passionate about – landscape, nature, history, and heritage. In short, the conservation of all we’ve inherited and all we are responsible to pass on. We aim to inspire and be inspired, to form a literary culture of care and passion about this precious planet we call home.
This is a shop where you might find something you haven’t seen before, and we like to think we’ve got something for everyone. We choose each of our books with care and for a reason. This is because our physical store is small but beautifully formed, holding only around 1200 titles at any one time. We try and recreate the feel of the shop wherever we are online, to reflect our niche categories and personality.
We have an active social media presence and aim to share our story with all our friends. The long-term goal is to build a hub for the books and writers we believe in. Who knows where our adventure will lead but by supporting Sherlock & Pages you’re helping us to add a further layer of magic to our little corner of the world. If you haven’t visited our physical store, one day you might just make a literary pilgrimage down to Somerset.
Our tagline is ‘Long Live the Hedgerows’ and our symbol a hibernating dormouse. If you want to support an independent with a unique character and which will share stories with you for years to come, then choose Sherlock & Pages. The world needs bookshops with soul, for they are ‘citadels of light.’