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HTML: A magnificent tale of death and destiny, past and present, in an Ireland rich with tradition, myth, and mystery: "Lake of Sorrows has a heft and richness uncommon in contemporary suspense novels" (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)./> American pathologist Nora Gavin has come to the Irish midlands to examine a body unearthed at a desolate spot known as the Lake of Sorrows. As with all the artifacts culled from its prehistoric depths, the bog has effectively preserved the dead man's remainsâ??his multiple wounds suggest he was the victim of an ancient pagan sacrifice known as "triple death." But signs of a more recent slaying emerge when a second body, bearing a similar wound pattern, is foundâ??this one sporting a wristwatch. Someone has come to this quagmire to sink their dreadful handiworkâ??and Nora soon realizes that she is being pulled deeper into the land and all it holds: the secrets to a cache of missing gold, a tumultuous love affair with archaeologist Cormac Maguire, and the dark mysteries and desires of the workers at the site. As they draw closer to the truth, Nora and Cormac must exercise the utmost caution to avoid becoming the next victims of a ruthless killer fixated on the gruesome notion of trip … (more) |
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Information from the French Common Knowledge. Edit to localize it to your language. Je suis la mère : de tous les bosquets,
Je suis l'embrasement : de toutes les collines,
Jesuis la reine : de toutes les ruches,
Je suis le bouclier : de toutes les têtes,
Je suis la tombe : de tout espoir.
Extrait de la Chanson d'Amheirgin, vieux poème irlandais  Livre un
A Feidelm banfaid,
cia facci ar slùag.
Atchiu fordeg forro,
atchiu ruad.
oh, Feldem, femme prophète,
Que vois-tu pour nos hôtes ?
Je les vois tachés de vermeil, Je vois du rouge !
Extrait de Tà ain Bo Cuailnge, poème épique irlandais. Livre deux
Où sont l'honneur et la pitié, je vous le demande, de ceux-là qui croient le mieux apaiser les dieux immortels par des crimes de sang ?
Cicéron,auteur romain du 1er siècle avant J.C.,
à propos des Gaulois Livre trois
Ils parlent par énigmes, se contentent d'allusions, laissent quantité de choses inexpliquées.
Posidonius, philosophe grec du 1er siècle avant J.C., à propos des Celtes Livre quatre
...dans ces cas-là ils consacrent un être humain à la mort et lui plongent un poignard dans la région du diaphragme, et quand la victime s'affaisse ils prédisent l'avenir en fonction de manière de sa chute, la gesticulation de ses membres, et l'écoulement de son sang...
Diodore de Sicile, historien grec du 1er siècle avant J.C., à propos des druides Livre cinq
Les eaux sombres, d'une profondeur insondable, confèrent à certains lacs un caractère sacré...
Sénèque, écrivain romain (4 avant J.C. - 65 après J.C.), à propos des peuples celtes d'Europe Livre six
S'il était possible d'apaiser le chagrin par des larmes et de ressusciter les morts par des pleurs, l'or serait moins précieux que la peine.
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Seventy miles straight west of Dublin, at the northern perimeter of Loughnabrone Bog in the far western reaches of County Offaly, Nora Gavin had already formed a distinct image of the man she was supposed to rescue today. | |
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▾Book descriptions Fiction.
Literature.
Mystery.
Suspense.
HTML:A magnificent tale of death and destiny, past and present, in an Ireland rich with tradition, myth, and mystery: "Lake of Sorrows has a heft and richness uncommon in contemporary suspense novels" (Minneapolis Star-Tribune).
American pathologist Nora Gavin has come to the Irish midlands to examine a body unearthed at a desolate spot known as the Lake of Sorrows. As with all the artifacts culled from its prehistoric depths, the bog has effectively preserved the dead man's remainsâ??his multiple wounds suggest he was the victim of an ancient pagan sacrifice known as "triple death." But signs of a more recent slaying emerge when a second body, bearing a similar wound pattern, is foundâ??this one sporting a wristwatch.
Someone has come to this quagmire to sink their dreadful handiworkâ??and Nora soon realizes that she is being pulled deeper into the land and all it holds: the secrets to a cache of missing gold, a tumultuous love affair with archaeologist Cormac Maguire, and the dark mysteries and desires of the workers at the site. As they draw closer to the truth, Nora and Cormac must exercise the utmost caution to avoid becoming the next victims of a ruthless killer fixated on the gruesome notion of trip ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description |
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