Run to the Western Shore by Tim Pears

'A beautiful love story with an incredible sense of place' - The Times

A powerful novel about destiny, home and surviving in a world in flux.

Britain, AD 72. Quintus, long exiled from his people, has travelled great odysseys in the retinue of a powerful Roman. Though a citizen of nowhere, is a man of reason, fluent in many languages.

Olwen, imperious tribal royalty, is rooted in her native land – a volatile warrior, fiercely attached to the natural world. Given away by her father as part of a peace treaty, Olwen flees during the night, taking Quintus with her. Hunted by an army, the two make their way across the country, living off the land, heading for the western shore...

Paperback
Publication: 24 Oct 2024, Swift Press
ISBN: 9781800752993
Extent: 192 pages