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By: Carys Davies
Narrated by: Russ Bain
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John, an impoverished Scottish minister, has accepted a job evicting the lone remaining occupant of an island north of Scotland—Ivar, who has been living alone for decades, with only the animals and the sea for company. Though his wife, Mary, has serious misgivings about the errand, he decides to go anyway, setting in motion a chain of events that neither he nor Mary could have predicted.

Shortly after John reaches the island, he falls down a cliff and is found, unconscious and badly injured, by Ivar who takes him home and tends to his wounds. The two men do not speak a common language, but as John builds a dictionary of Ivar’s world, they learn to communicate and, as Ivar sees himself for the first time in decades reflected through the eyes of another person, they build a fragile, unusual connection.

Unfolding in the 1840s in the final stages of the infamous Scottish Clearances—which saw whole communities of the rural poor driven off the land in a relentless program of forced evictions—this singular, beautiful, deeply surprising novel explores the differences and connections between us, the way history shapes our deepest convictions, and how the human spirit can survive despite all odds. Moving and unpredictable, sensitive and spellbinding, Clear is a profound and pleasurable read.©2024 Carys Davies (P)2024 W. F. Howes Ltd Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction World Literature Highlander Marriage
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Very expressive and narrator was perfect for the job. Was able to be transported to the place and the daily life of appreciating small things. Ending was left up to your own imagination.

Was lyrical but story kept moving.

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So pleasantly surprised the entire way through - by the story and the superb writing.

Joyful

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The story mounts, pulls you in and allows you to experience a gentle tale full of feeling and possibilities. Just brilliant.

A gentle and wonderful book

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Exquisite writing, not a word wasted. If you love reading then this is a gift you give yourself. Just enjoy the sheer beauty. Perfection!

Spellbinding

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