Ebook {Epub PDF} The Great Level by Stella Tillyard

In , Jan Brunt, a Dutchman, arrives in England to work on draining and developing the Great Level, an expanse of marsh in the heart of the fen country. It is here he meets Eliza, whose love overturns his ordered vision and whose act of resistance forces him to see the world differently.4/5(54). The Great Level - Kindle edition by Tillyard, Stella. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note /5(32).  · “W e will make one whole map of the Great Level drowned and so proceed to a plan of its draining,” says Jan Brunt, the Dutch engineer at the centre of Stella Tillyard’s richly involving Author: Alexandra Harris.

The Great Level by Stella Tillyard A 'magical, haunting' (Philippa Gregory) novel of a tragic love affair in a threatened world In , Jan Brunt, a Dutchman, arrives in England to work on draining and developing the Great Level, an expanse of marsh in the heart of the fen country. The Great Level proves worth the seven-year wait. This is an impressive piece of work, rich in historical detail and human insight. Nick Rennison, Sunday Times. Historian Stella Tillyard's first fictional outing, Tides of War, earned her a Orange Prize nomination. Stella Tillyard's The Great Level is an absolute stunner. It's everything that I want in an historical novel: a completely immersive reading experience, feeling submerged in a previously unknown historical epoch and previously unknown historical locales.

“The Great Level” by Stella Tillyard Glanceabook: “The first half of the book narrated by Jan moves slowly, but when the point of view moves to Eliza, there is a distinct change of pace and style. The Great Level by Stella Tillyard (Chatto Windus, £) Colonialism, Tillyard reminds us, always began at home. rating. Editor Rating: 4. Average: 4 (1 vote) Buy. “W e will make one whole map of the Great Level drowned and so proceed to a plan of its draining,” says Jan Brunt, the Dutch engineer at the centre of Stella Tillyard’s richly involving.