It was shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature and the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. Macfarlane's first book, Mountains of the Mind, was published in 2003 and won the Guardian First Book Award, the Somerset Maugham Award, and the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award. He is married to Julia Lovell, and has three children. His brother James is also a consultant physician in respiratory medicine.
His father John Macfarlane is a respiratory physician who co-authored the CURB-65 score of pneumonia in 2003. He began a PhD at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, in 2000, and in 2001 was elected a Fellow of the college.
He was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and Magdalen College, Oxford. Macfarlane was born in Halam, Nottinghamshire, and attended Nottingham High School. In 2022, he was mentioned as an unlikely contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature. He is married to professor of modern Chinese history and literature Julia Lovell. Forster Award for Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is best known for his books on landscape, nature, place, people and language, which include The Old Ways (2012), Landmarks (2015), The Lost Words (2017) and Underland (2019). Robert Macfarlane (born 15 August 1976) is a British writer and Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Lily Iona Macfarlane, Thomas Edward Macfarlane, William Alexander Macfarlane Mountains of the Mind The Wild Places The Old Ways Landmarks The Lost Words Underland His faith doesn't seem to provide answers.Pembroke College, Cambridge, and Magdalen College, Oxford. Success on the football field and success in the world has not translated to success in marriage. Her mother left her as a child, and now she must be a woman. Her trust is in Our Lady.Įllie James Beautiful, confident, and with a plan for life that includes Sam Fisk. She has a destiny, but doesn't know what it is. His faith is in Man.ĭonna Beck A stout, tough young lady from Little Italy, bored with her job, alone in the suburbs. Sam Fisk A tall, lanky entrepreneur who is comfortable with computers, but unsure of himself with women. You are in this story.īuzz Woodward An alcoholic, a wild man, a divorced father with a troubled past in New Jersey and an uncertain present in Cleveland. Sharply funny, always unpredictable, and with characters so real you'll swear you know them from your own life. Conceived without Sinwill take you on an addictive journey alongside real people who struggle with real problems.
It established Macfarlane as a master Catholic storyteller who is not afraid to challenge readers to question basic assumptions about faith, marriage, and friendship. This long-awaited second novel is showered with positive reviews from thousands of actual readers.
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