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'Compelling ...an epic of the Wild East' - "Sunday Telegraph". A man known only as Blood guides an oxcart of rum towards Indian Stream. An ungoverned territory high in rural New Hampshire, north-east America, Indian Stream is the place where the luckless and the lawless make their way in order to make a fresh start - and Blood's reason for heading there is no different. A man with a past he'd rather forget, he hopes to establish himself as a trader. But on their arrival, he and Sally - a beautiful sixteen-year-old won in a game of cards - soon find their presence there is the trigger for conflict within the community; conflict that finally forces Blood to confront his ghosts. Jeffrey Lent carries us deep into conditions of desolation and hardship, but at the same time maintains the relentless beat of hope. Written in lucid and seductive prose, "Lost Nation" resoundingly confirms Jeffrey Lent's place in the front rank of modern novelists.
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In his second novel, Lost Nation, Jeffrey Lent follows Blood, a mysterious rogue attempting to make a new life for himself in Indian Stream, an ungoverned territory in 19th-century northern New Hampshire. Intending to start a trading business, Blood brings with him rum, supplies, and Sally, a 16-year-old girl he won in a card game from the madam of a brothel. A rugged "man of contradictions," Blood is learned and occasionally kind, yet capable of considerable cruelty and violence. Rumors quickly circulate in Indian Stream regarding his troubled past, and Blood is made a scapegoat when conflicts escalate in the area following his arrival. As Blood's history is gradually revealed, it becomes clear that his only chance at redemption is through confrontation.
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Demonstrating his gift for narration, Lent has created a rich and entertaining novel from this somewhat familiar outline, filled with well-developed characters and stark, evocative descriptions. In its epic, unflinching style and omniscient voice, Lent's prose is reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy and Faulkner, to whom he is often compared. Wolves, scoundrels, and barbaric natives abound, and Lent never shies away from the gritty, realistic detail appropriate for the novel's harsh setting. Though light on profundities, Lost Nation should offer readers many engaging reasons to return. --Ross Doll
Jeffrey Lent lives in Vermont with his wife and two daughters.
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- PublisherAtlantic Monthly Press
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0330493817
- ISBN 13 9780330493819
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages384
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. An epic of the American wild country from the bestselling author of IN THE FALLSet in the early 19th century, LOST NATION opens as a man, known only as Blood, is guiding an oxcart of rum towards the Indian Stream, an ungoverned territory high in the wild country of New Hampshire. A man with a secret past that has scorched his soul, Blood sets forth to establish himself as a trader, hauling with him Sally, a sixteen-year-old girl whom he has won in a game of cards. But their arrival in the Indian Stream triggers a series of clashes of increasing violence, and Blood is finally forced to confront his ghosts.Jeffrey Lent carries us deep into conditions of desolation and hardship, but at the same time maintains the relentless beat of hope. Written in lucid and seductive prose, LOST NATION resoundingly confirms Jeffrey Lent's place in the front rank of modern novelists.'While the classic western naturally concentrates on the West, there were pockets in the East that were as wild as Dodge City, and Lent has found one in his second novel . . . a rousing tale that will surely please the readers of his first, bestselling novel, In the Fall' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY'Majestic . . . epic . . . a vital book' New York Times on IN THE FALL. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR004032975
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Book Description Paperback. It is the early 19th century. Blood, a man with a secret past that has scorched his soul, sets forth to establish himself as a trader, accompanied by Sally. Their arrival at the Indian Stream triggers a series of clashes of increasing violence, and Blood is finally forced to confront his ghosts. Seller Inventory # 7795386
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