The night field

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Pyn-Poi’s mother Marak wants her to grow up to be the matriarch of the tribe, learning how to cook, to make medicines, how to care for everyone, but Pyn-Poi would rather be out among the trees like her father Sook-Sook, learning how persuade tree roots into bridges, to feel when shoots are too crowded, when drooping leaves need attention.

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The incredible novel of one woman’s quest to save her people – and her world. Now updated with all-new material and a reading-group discussion guide.

It comes without warning, without explanation – the sudden deadly Stink that shreds the life of the People, poisoning the land, sickening the trees, killing babies in the womb. It comes from above, from the Plains of the Ancestors, but what has caused this murderous curse?

It falls to Pyn-Poi to find out. The young tree-woman must climb the unclimbable cliff, to face the Ancestors on their own ground and demand an accounting for the Stink.

But the end of the climb is just the beginning of Pyn-Poi’s journey. What she finds in the world above is an abomination beyond the most fearsome fire-stories of the People – and she must defeat it, or face the extinction of everything she has ever loved.

Praise for The Night Field
‘Simple, beautiful prose’ Scott T. Barnes, editor of NewMyths.com magazine
‘Masterful storytelling’ Karin Lacey, The Uncommon Octopus
Beautifully written, poetic’ Susan Sachs, climate education mentor

Additional information

Weight 260 g
Dimensions 19.6 × 12.6 × 2.6 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

352

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

813.6 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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