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Thriller intertwines art, history, love, and war.
"The Caves of Perigord" could whisk you away on a journey that blends the fascination of prehistoric art with the resonant echoes of war. Picture unraveling a mystery that links an ancient culture to the tumultuous times of World War II, all while dealing with the intricate politics of art and power. With Martin Walker's skillful blending of past and present, this book promises a tapestry of stories that could capture your imagination and hold it captive to the last page.
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ISBN: 9781439181232
Authors:
Martin Walker
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date of Publication: 2009-07-22
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.93
(rated by 1625 readers)
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In a brilliant and ambitious thriller that combines elements of Jean Auel’s The Clan of the Cave Bear and Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth into a riveting, multifaceted tale of love, art, courage, and war, Martin Walker brings to life the creation of an extraordinary work of prehistoric cave art and the struggle to possess it in our own time.Martin Walker’s richly interwoven novel opens with the arrival of a mysterious package for a young American woman working in a London auction house. Brought by a British officer, it contains a 17,000-year-old fragment of a cave painting left to him by his father, a former World War II hero.The fragment, significant and stunning in itself, is also the key to the existence of an un-known cave that may be more important in the history of art and human creation than the world-famous one at Lascaux. It triggers a storm of publicity and commands the attention of the French authorities all the way up to the President of the Republic, who seems to know more about the painting's origins than anyone else...As the young American woman, the British officer, and a French government art historian explore the ancient province of Périgord to determine the painting’s origins, their search serves as backdrop for three compelling stories. There is the tale of the British officer’s father who lands in Nazi-occupied France in 1944 to organize the Resistance, culminating in a series of battles to prevent the SS Das Reich Panzer Division from reaching the Normandy beaches in time to repel the D-Day invasion, which leads to an account of the subsequent discovery—and cover-up—of the lost cave and its paintings. And there is also the moving story of the young artist who painted them, the woman he loved, and the ancient culture that produced the first recognizable human art but required the sacrifice of its own creators.Filled with vivid, historically accurate details and imaginative re-creations of prehistoric life, The Caves of Périgord blends a complex plot and richly diverse characters into a seamless narrative of romance, tragedy, and heroism from past to present.
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Thriller intertwines art, history, love, and war.
"The Caves of Perigord" could whisk you away on a journey that blends the fascination of prehistoric art with the resonant echoes of war. Picture unraveling a mystery that links an ancient culture to the tumultuous times of World War II, all while dealing with the intricate politics of art and power. With Martin Walker's skillful blending of past and present, this book promises a tapestry of stories that could capture your imagination and hold it captive to the last page.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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