The Caves of Perigord

The Caves of Perigord
Author :
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 386
Release :
ISBN-13 : 9780743227681
ISBN-10 : 0743227689
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Caves of Perigord by : Martin Walker

Download or read book The Caves of Perigord written by Martin Walker and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-04-10 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a brilliant and ambitious thriller that combines elements of Jean Auel’s The Clan of the Cave Bear and Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth into a riveting, multifaceted tale of love, art, courage, and war, Martin Walker brings to life the creation of an extraordinary work of prehistoric cave art and the struggle to possess it in our own time. Martin Walker’s richly interwoven novel opens with the arrival of a mysterious package for a young American woman working in a London auction house. Brought by a British officer, it contains a 17,000-year-old fragment of a cave painting left to him by his father, a former World War II hero. The fragment, significant and stunning in itself, is also the key to the existence of an un-known cave that may be more important in the history of art and human creation than the world-famous one at Lascaux. It triggers a storm of publicity and commands the attention of the French authorities all the way up to the President of the Republic, who seems to know more about the painting's origins than anyone else... As the young American woman, the British officer, and a French government art historian explore the ancient province of Périgord to determine the painting’s origins, their search serves as backdrop for three compelling stories. There is the tale of the British officer’s father who lands in Nazi-occupied France in 1944 to organize the Resistance, culminating in a series of battles to prevent the SS Das Reich Panzer Division from reaching the Normandy beaches in time to repel the D-Day invasion, which leads to an account of the subsequent discovery—and cover-up—of the lost cave and its paintings. And there is also the moving story of the young artist who painted them, the woman he loved, and the ancient culture that produced the first recognizable human art but required the sacrifice of its own creators. Filled with vivid, historically accurate details and imaginative re-creations of prehistoric life, The Caves of Périgord blends a complex plot and richly diverse characters into a seamless narrative of romance, tragedy, and heroism from past to present.


The Caves of Perigord Related Books

The Caves of Perigord
Language: en
Pages: 386
Authors: Martin Walker
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-04-10 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In a brilliant and ambitious thriller that combines elements of Jean Auel’s The Clan of the Cave Bear and Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth into a rive
Stepping-Stones
Language: en
Pages: 389
Authors: Christine Desdemaines-Hugon
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-02-19 - Publisher: Yale University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

“The next best thing to actually seeing the prehistoric cave art of southern Franc[e] . . . A rapturous guide through five major Ice Age sites” (Archaeology
The Devil's Cave
Language: en
Pages: 324
Authors: Martin Walker
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-07-09 - Publisher: Vintage

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Another delightful installment in the internationally acclaimed series: It's spring in St. Denis. The village choir is preparing for its Easter concert, the wil
Bruno, Chief of Police
Language: en
Pages: 234
Authors: Martin Walker
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-03-24 - Publisher: Vintage

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The first installment in the delightful, internationally acclaimed series featuring Chief of Police Bruno. Meet Benoît Courrèges, aka Bruno, a policeman in a
The Land of Painted Caves (with Bonus Content)
Language: en
Pages: 850
Authors: Jean M. Auel
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-03-29 - Publisher: Bantam

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this, the extraordinary conclusion of the ice-age epic series, Earth’s Children®, Ayla, Jondalar, and their infant daught