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| Skallagrigg | 
 enlarge | Author: William Horwood
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Category: Book
Buy Used: £21.48
Avg. Customer Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 171518
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 736
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 0140072063
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780140072068
ASIN: 0140072063
Publication Date: November 19, 2001
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Skallagrigg December 8, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This wonderful book was recommended to me, but with no clue as to its mesmerising theme. Indeed, if I had known the subject matter, it may well have put me off reading it. (How misguided our preconceptions can be!) Sadly, I have little time to read generally, but Skallagrigg came on holiday with me and never left my side.
It is an awesome read of epic proportions, which kept me turning the pages and wishing I could read faster! I was suffering sleep deprivation by the end of it and felt emotionally drained. I immediately re-read the first two sections, which were brought even further to life in the light of the knowledge accrued in the subsequent three sections.
The research undertaken by the author is meticulous and the attention to detail seems to render the story to be a real account of Esther's life, rather than a fictional one. If I could have awarded further stars, I would gladly have done so.
This is a magical book September 6, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Both myself and my sister read this book a long time ago. Both of us leant our copies to friends...and we never received them back. Now we would both love to read it again. I am amazed by how many reviewers here have lost their copies...and now the book is so expensive to buy. How strange!
I am going to treat us to a copy. It is one of the most illuminating and moving books I have ever read. Stunning in its complexity and humanity.
The most moving book I've ever read August 12, 2006
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I read this book in 1990 and have never forgotten it, it moved me more than any other book I have ever read. I cried so much at the end that I didn't think I could ever bear to read it again, but after reading all the reviews I have decided to get another copy. Once read this book will stay with you for the rest of your life.
I have been reminded I must read this again soon! July 8, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I was wandering around a book sale today, and came across a copy of "Skallagrigg". I picked it up and sound out loud "Oh I love this book. I read it many years ago and I still have it somewhere". So I put it back and continued looking at other books, but was constantly thinking how much I loved this book! After a few minutes so looking around I found myself back to where the book was and it was gone. There weren't many people around so I was trying to see who had the book to tell them that it is such a moving story - but they where gone. I read the book when I was a teenager (and I am now in my early 30s), after having read Duncton Wood and I remember it was the first book to make me cry - not just well up with tears - cry. I told my mum that it was a fantastic book, but didn't tell her the story and she then read it. I remember watching her when she was reading it near the end and she started to cry and I knew exactly where she was up to! I MUST find this book!
A monument in print. May 3, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
What more can I say about this amazing book that hasn't been said by the previous 26 reviewers before me?
I read Skallagrigg many years ago and despite being an avid reader, I have yet to read anything that comes close.
I have been hesitant to reread Skallagrigg as my youngest child Angela has cerebral palsy, and I thought that it would be too raw this time through.
But after just finishing William Horwood's "The boy with no shoes" I know that I have much to lose by not re-reading Skallagrigg. The hope, inspiration, and beautiful literature that William Horwood gives away freely with each page I will turn.Thank you Mr Horwood.
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