Circles Of Time
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
The aftermath of the Great War casts a long shadow over England in Circles of Time, the second instalment in Phillip Rock's acclaimed Doyle family saga, a sweeping narrative that chronicles the lives of an aristocratic English family navigating a world irrevocably transformed by conflict. Set in the early 1920s, the novel follows the Doyle family as they grapple with loss, love, and the seismic social upheavals reshaping British society — from the restless energy of the jazz age to the stirring of political revolution across Europe. Rock presents his characters with a warmth and psychological depth that renders their personal struggles inseparable from the great historical forces pressing down upon them. Rock's prose carries the confident sweep of the classic English saga, drawing inevitable comparisons to the work of John Galsworthy, yet retaining a distinctly cinematic quality that keeps the narrative propulsive and immediate. Themes of memory, class, duty, and the painful process of renewal run through every chapter, weaving personal drama into the fabric of a changing empire. For readers who cherish richly textured, character-driven historical fiction, Circles of Time poses an irresistible question: can any family — or any civilisation — truly escape the circles of its own past?
Author: Phillip Rock
Format: Hardback
Genre: Historical fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
The aftermath of the Great War casts a long shadow over England in Circles of Time, the second instalment in Phillip Rock's acclaimed Doyle family saga, a sweeping narrative that chronicles the lives of an aristocratic English family navigating a world irrevocably transformed by conflict. Set in the early 1920s, the novel follows the Doyle family as they grapple with loss, love, and the seismic social upheavals reshaping British society — from the restless energy of the jazz age to the stirring of political revolution across Europe. Rock presents his characters with a warmth and psychological depth that renders their personal struggles inseparable from the great historical forces pressing down upon them. Rock's prose carries the confident sweep of the classic English saga, drawing inevitable comparisons to the work of John Galsworthy, yet retaining a distinctly cinematic quality that keeps the narrative propulsive and immediate. Themes of memory, class, duty, and the painful process of renewal run through every chapter, weaving personal drama into the fabric of a changing empire. For readers who cherish richly textured, character-driven historical fiction, Circles of Time poses an irresistible question: can any family — or any civilisation — truly escape the circles of its own past?