THE FARVALLEY
The Far Valley
A novel
Surveyor Isabel Venn accepts a commission to chart a far-off high valley — and finds the summits before her absent from her maps.
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The Plot
Surveyor Isabel Venn accepts a commission to chart a far-off high valley — and finds the summits before her absent from her maps.
Half expedition, half lament, The Far Valley trails Isabel into terrain that declines to be labelled, posing what departs when each corner of the earth stands measured. Linden’s expansive first novel declared a significant new voice.
In This Edition
- Isabel Venn’s hand-inked valley charts, printed complete.
- A glossary of the surveyor’s vocabulary heard in the book.
- The 2015 circle guide, reworked by its author.
An Excerpt
On the seventh morning the valley declined her tools. The needle wandered and rested, wandered and rested, like a hound turning before sleep — and Isabel, eleven years faithful to brass and glass, committed her first unscientific act: she packed them off and simply gazed.
| Format | Hardcover, 368 pages |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Alder & Wren Books |
| Published | 2015 |
| ISBN | 978-1-64728-997-4 |
Critical Voices
“A first novel of remarkable assurance — broad, exact, indelible.”— The Atlantic
“Linden surveys inward territory none had mapped before.”— The Paris Review
