Ned Hayes
Auteur de The Eagle Tree
A propos de l'auteur
Crédit image: Ned Hayes is a voracious reader from Olympia, Washington.
I read across the spectrum of literature -- from classic writers like Jane Austen to literary writers like Anita Diamant to old-school horror like Dracula to contemporary SF like Neal Stephenson and contemporary fantasy like Tim Powers. And don't forget Pete Dexter and Geraldine Brooks! I am also strongly influenced by writers as diverse as Anne Tyler, Joan Didion and Margaret Atwood. These are a few of my favorite authors.
I am also the author of two collections of poetry, "In the Vein" (2007) and "Glossolalia: Speaking in Tongues" (2009). And I wrote the the forthcoming novel "Sinful Folk," a story set in the 14th century, which will appear in 2012. I was born in China and grew up bi-lingually, speaking both Mandarin and English.
I have graduate degrees in English and Theology -- both of which just help me read faster and more prodigiously.
I read across the spectrum of literature -- from classic writers like Jane Austen to literary writers like Anita Diamant to old-school horror like Dracula to contemporary SF like Neal Stephenson and contemporary fantasy like Tim Powers. And don't forget Pete Dexter and Geraldine Brooks! I am also strongly influenced by writers as diverse as Anne Tyler, Joan Didion and Margaret Atwood. These are a few of my favorite authors.
I am also the author of two collections of poetry, "In the Vein" (2007) and "Glossolalia: Speaking in Tongues" (2009). And I wrote the the forthcoming novel "Sinful Folk," a story set in the 14th century, which will appear in 2012. I was born in China and grew up bi-lingually, speaking both Mandarin and English.
I have graduate degrees in English and Theology -- both of which just help me read faster and more prodigiously.
Œuvres de Ned Hayes
Holy Trinity: An Eagle Tree Story 1 exemplaire
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Given this book's best-seller status & reviews, I was especially expecting to enjoy the historical elements. The Middle Ages as depicted in this book seemed stereotypic as in other books & movies with a completely unbelievable princess story.
I received a free copy of this novel in exchange for my honest review.
Miriam Houmout has many secrets. After living ten years as a mute man raising her only son in the small village, Duns. She becomes apprentice to the local smithy, Salvius, as her young son, Christian, works with the other young boys helping Benedict the weaver. She's kept her secret close to her heart and only one person has ever known her true identity, her deceased friend Nell. No one knows who actually killed Nell, but everyone assumes it was one of the men working there during the harvest. But when the weaver's home burns to the ground with Christian and four other boys inside, all of the men scream for justice. This book tells of their journey to London and all of the difficulties they endured. When secrets are revealed, everyone's world is forever changed.
This was a very engrossing novel. We tend to forget how women were treated in medieval times. They were never allowed to know or do any of the things Miriam had accomplished. A woman hunter was unheard of, as was a woman that could read and write. This was an excellently written novel, with such vivid details that the story just comes to life. If you like historical fiction and want to learn more about the medieval era, then this is definitely a book you'll love!… (plus d'informations)
Miriam Houmout has many secrets. After living ten years as a mute man raising her only son in the small village, Duns. She becomes apprentice to the local smithy, Salvius, as her young son, Christian, works with the other young boys helping Benedict the weaver. She's kept her secret close to her heart and only one person has ever known her true identity, her deceased friend Nell. No one knows who actually killed Nell, but everyone assumes it was one of the men working there during the harvest. But when the weaver's home burns to the ground with Christian and four other boys inside, all of the men scream for justice. This book tells of their journey to London and all of the difficulties they endured. When secrets are revealed, everyone's world is forever changed.
This was a very engrossing novel. We tend to forget how women were treated in medieval times. They were never allowed to know or do any of the things Miriam had accomplished. A woman hunter was unheard of, as was a woman that could read and write. This was an excellently written novel, with such vivid details that the story just comes to life. If you like historical fiction and want to learn more about the medieval era, then this is definitely a book you'll love!… (plus d'informations)
This is the sweet story of a boy named March who loves trees and his (mis)adventures exploring and climbing them. Last year I created a neurodiveristy reading list to read more books with neurodivergent characters and this was recommended by some other book lists. March is on the Autism Spectrum so he does have some challenges with personal relationships and social thinking, but he’s smart and passionate, he is surrounded by people who care about him and who want to see him thrive. His uncle taught him to climb trees and he hasn’t stopped since. Now he’s 14 and adjusting to his parents separation and moving to a new house, but from this new house he finds The Eagle Tree, a giant old-growth tree, hundreds of years old and unusual for the area, which is slated to be knocked down to make a new home development. He becomes obsessed with the tree and his desire to climb it and it pushes him out of his comfortable routine and he has to face fears and challenges to try to save it.
The author is not on the autism spectrum but said in the afterward that he’s worked several years with kids who are, and I found his portrayal of autism’s quirks to be genuine and not too stereotypical. I truly enjoyed this book and March’s inner dialogue, it is a little heavy on details about trees but I think that perfectly illustrates how unwavering and all-encompassing fixations can be with those on the spectrum. 4.5/5 stars ⭐️… (plus d'informations)
The author is not on the autism spectrum but said in the afterward that he’s worked several years with kids who are, and I found his portrayal of autism’s quirks to be genuine and not too stereotypical. I truly enjoyed this book and March’s inner dialogue, it is a little heavy on details about trees but I think that perfectly illustrates how unwavering and all-encompassing fixations can be with those on the spectrum. 4.5/5 stars ⭐️… (plus d'informations)
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- Œuvres
- 5
- Membres
- 231
- Popularité
- #97,643
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 29
- ISBN
- 11
[Audiobook note: I appreciated the way the narrator, Will Ropp, voiced March.]