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The Mill for Grinding Old People Young

Patterson, Glenn (Book - 2012)
The Mill for Grinding Old People Young


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In the cold dawn of Christmas Day 1897, Gilbert Rice, 85-years-old and in failing health, recounts his journey into manhood in a city on the cusp of great change. Belfast in the 1830s was a city in flux. Industrialisation had led to an increase in population as workers flocked to the newly created jobs.

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In the cold dawn of Christmas Day 1897, Gilbert Rice, 85-years-old and in failing health, recounts his journey into manhood in a city on the cusp of great change. Belfast in the 1830s was a city in flux. Industrialisation had led to an increase in population as workers flocked to the newly created jobs. Gilbert, a young man with prospects, begins work with the Ballast Office, supervising Belfast Port. But in the course of his days - and nights - abroad in the town, Gilbert becomes aware of tensions old and new. When he meets Maria, a Polish exile from Russian persecution, he is drawn into a love affair that will drive him to an act that could change his life, and the town's, forever. "The Mill for Grinding Old People Young" is a brilliantly imaginative and moving historical novel. It evokes a vanished city that resonates powerfully with our contemporary anxieties.

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Author: Patterson, Glenn
Title: The mill for grinding old people young
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Imprint: London : - Faber and Faber
Pages: 260
ISBN: 0571281834, 9780571281831
Language: English
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Statement of responsibility: Glenn Patterson
Characteristics: ix, 260 p. ;,24 cm.
Author (Original Script): Patterson, Glenn
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