The Faraway Lurs
by Harry Behn
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The romance of two young people from warring tribes in the early Bronze Age.Tags
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Another of my fond memories translated into an actual book in my hand by the wonder-workers at Loganberry Books. A girl from a tree-worshiping forest tribe and a boy from a sun-worshiping plains tribe fall in love. But the course of true love never did run smooth, and this story has distinct Romeo/Juliet overtones. This story was inspired by the discovery of mummified remains in a peat bog in England (I think.). The story is gentle, human, and believable.
Read this as a teenager and have never forgotten it. Lovely but sad love story.
An OK story, but I wouldn't say it's held up over time.
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- Original publication date
- 1963
- People/Characters
- Heather ; Buzz; Wolf Stone
- Important places
- Denmark
- Dedication
- To Christina Lawrence Dodge
- First words
- Preface: This is not the story I intended to tell.
The summer days were long. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)She drank deeply.
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- Reviews
- 3
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 4
- ASINs
- 4
