Hild is nicola griffiths imagining of the first part of the life of st. Nicola griffith books list of books by author nicola griffith. In it, a girl whose mother has dreamed her to be the light of the world finds out more about what that means than most human beings could bear. Nicola griffith has won the washington state book award twice, the nebula award, the james tiptree, jr. Hild is one of the most beautifully written books ive read for a long time. It sings with pitchperfect emotional resonance, and i damn well believe in this woman and everyone she engages. Hild is a young woman at the heart of the violence, subtlety, and mysticism of the early medieval age all of it brilliantly, and accurately, evoked by nicola griffiths incandescent prose.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read hild. The stakes are highlife and deathfor hild, for her family, and, increasingly, for those who seek the protection from this strange girl who seems to see the future. She has been a recipient of the tiptree, nebula, and world fantasy awards, the premio italia, and the lambda literary award six timesmost recently for her memoir, and now we are going to have a party. Nov 12, 20 hild is a young woman at the heart of the violence, subtlety, and mysticism of the early middle ages. The novel resonates to many of the same chords as beowulf, the legends of king arthur, the lord of the rings, and game of thronesto the extent that hild begins to feel like the classic on which those books are based. Hild by nicola griffith 20140724 nicola griffith on. Nicola griffith also happens to be an author familiar in science fiction circles for her previous books ex. Nicola griffith, started her writing with two very smart sf novels, ammonite and slow river. Griffith has said she researched hild for a decade. A brilliant, lush, sweeping historical novel about the rise of the most powerful woman of the middle ages. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors.
Nicola griffith is a brilliant, prolific, entertaining, risktaking writer. Award, world fantasy award and six lambda literary awards. Her descriptions are inventive and vivid, making hild a pleasure to sink into. Aug 03, 2014 nicola griffiths writing is beautiful and lyrical. So little is known about hild, but nicola griffith has managed, through massive amounts of research, and intelligent extrapolation from the facts, to bring her and her contemporaries very clearly to life. The stakes are high life and death for hild, for her family, and, increasingly, for those who seek the protection from this strange girl who seems to see the future. In its ambition and intelligence, hild might best be compared to hilary mantels novels about. Neal stephenson nicola griffith is an aweinspiring visionary, and i am telling everyone to snatch this book up. Mar 12, 2020 the stakes are high life and death for hild, for her family, and, increasingly, for those who seek the protection from this strange girl who seems to see the future. Hild is a painstakinglyresearched, sprawling, lush, and sensual immersion in a part of history that gets little formal attention. Hild is a young woman at the heart of the violence, subtlety, and mysticism of the early middle ages all of it brilliantly and accurately evoked by nicola griffiths luminous prose. Tol are inaugurating their quarantine bookclub with ammonite because, as they put it, its relevant to todays viral situation without being all depressing im going to be rereading the novel along.
The good news is that nicola griffiths hild is the book youve been waiting for, the one that has room for you in it. Hild by nicola griffith book club discussion questions. Oct 01, 2015 nicola griffith, started her writing with two very smart sf novels, ammonite and slow river. Hild, by nicola griffith nicola griffith s immersive tale of a seventhcentury seer is a rare gift in a genre that often lacks women in leading roles. Hild is a young woman at the heart of the violence, subtlety, and mysticism of the early middle agesall of it brilliantly and accurately evoked by nicola griffiths luminous prose. Nicola griffith that by one estimate women in early 7thc britain spent 65% of their time on the production of textiles. She lives with her wife, the writer kelley eskridge, in seattle, washington. Hild by nicola griffith farrar, straus and giroux hardcover, 9780374280871, 545 pp. Hild is a young woman at the heart of the violence, subtlety, and mysticism of the early middle agesall of it brilliantly and accurately evoked by nicola griffith s luminous prose. She has been a recipient of the tiptree, nebula, and world fantasy awards, the premio italia, and the lambda literary award six times. Her aud torvingen novels are soonn to be rereleased in new editions. The book was first published in the united states by farrar, straus and giroux on november 12, 20 and in the united kingdom on october 4, 2014 through blackfriars books. Griffith has won the washington state book award, nebula award, james tiptree, jr.
Nicola griffith is the awardwinning author of several novels, including hild, and a memoir. Nicola griffith is the author of hild, a historical fiction novel about hild of whitby. Nicola griffith, better known as an awardwinning fantasy writer, has brought to life the entire tapestry of seventhcentury life, from churning. Hilda, a seventh century convert to christianity and an early saint. Drawn from the story of st hilda of whitby one of the most fascinating and pivotal figures of the age hild transports the reader into a mesmerising, unforgettable world. Apr 10, 2014 hild ebook written by nicola griffith.
Griffith s attention to those details is refreshing and welcome, for the darkage time of hild is a confusing welter of battling angles, celts, picts and even a few holdover romanized britons, of contending lords and wouldbe lords. She is also the coeditor of the bending the landscape series of anthologies. Oct 28, 2014 the stakes are highlife and deathfor hild, for her family, and, increasingly, for those who seek the protection from this strange girl who seems to see the future. A novel the light of the world trilogy 9780374280871. Hild by nicola griffith laceyvail 6a, wv february 25, 2020 but it was supposed to be the first in a trilogy.
In this vivid, utterly compelling novel, nicola griffith has brought the early middle ages to life in an extraordinary act of alchemy. Jan 01, 20 hild is nicola griffiths imagining of the first part of the life of st. Her latest novel hild is historical fiction, and shes chosen to talk about. She followed that with three thinking persons actiondetective novels and now has moved to hild, which i have spent the last couple of evenings reading, set in the midlands of england in the 6th and 7th century time frame. She was said to have been king edwins seer, and in griffith s telling, she is a precocious, gifted observer of people and extremely talented at pattern recognition, which would go a long way toward. Her new novel, hild, about the most powerful woman in seventh century britain, is magnificent. Drawing from the few records history has left us, nicola griffith has brought the young saint hildas harsh, but beautiful, world to vivid, absorbing life. An interview with nicola griffith, author of hild smart. With gorgeously supple prose, griffith tells the story of hild, the seventhcentury woman who would come to be revered as saint hilda. She was said to have been king edwins seer, and in griffiths telling, she is a precocious, gifted observer of people and extremely talented at pattern recognition, which would go a long way toward. Ive been waiting for a new nicola griffith novel for quite a while, since always in 2007. Nicola griffith is best known for her science fiction novels slow river, ammonite, but she switches gears in her excellent new novel, hild. Working from what little historical record is extant, griffith has brought.
It is a book that fills both the urge to be taken away and the urge to be brought closer, to be called, as the jackdaws call, both outward and home. This absorbing, beautifully written book is an absolute triumph. Her knowledge of the era appears infinitely broad and deep. Set in 7th century britain an island divided by warring kings, where the old pagan religions are under threat from the advance of christianity its the story of the girl who would later become st hilda of whitby. Nicola griffith is an aweinspiring visionary, and i am telling everyone to snatch this book up. Hild is a 20 historical novel and the sixth novel by british author nicola griffith.
Nicola griffith has been published in multiple genres, including sf and crime fiction. Hild is not a romance, but it does have many romantic elements as well as a large and vibrant cast of women. Memorial award, the world fantasy award, premio italia, six lambda literary awards, and others. Working from what little historical record is extant, griffith has brought a beautiful, brutal world to vivid, absorbing life.
Hild is a young woman at the heart of the violence, subtlety, and mysticism of the early middle ages. Nicola shared her perspectives on the importance of detail in historical fiction, writing about women in the middle ages, and hilds complicated romantic life. She simply writes novels about people that i want to talk about. Maybe thats why i so admire the voluminousness of nicola griffiths hild, a 500plus page novel set in seventhcentury britain. Tol are inaugurating their quarantine bookclub with ammonite because, as they put it, its relevant to todays viral situation without being all depressing im going to be rereading the novel along with. Hild is a young woman at the heart of the violence, subtlety, and mysticism of the early middle ages all of it brilliantly and accurately evoked by nicola griffith s luminous prose. Griffith has taken what little is known of the life of st. Hild is not just one of the best historical novels i have ever readi think its one of the best novels, period. Dec 17, 20 hild is a young woman at the heart of the violence, subtlety, and mysticism of the early middle agesall of it brilliantly and accurately evoked by nicola griffith s luminous prose. Hild, by nicola griffith nicola griffiths immersive tale of a seventhcentury seer is a rare gift in a genre that often lacks women in leading roles.
The book was first published in the united states by farrar, straus and giroux. Hild is not just one of the best historical novels i have ever read i think its one of the best novels, period. Hild is a young woman at the heart of the violence, subtlety, and mysticism of the early medieval ageall of it brilliantly, and accurately, evoked by nicola griffiths incandescent prose. Working from what little historical record is extant, griffith has brought a beautiful, brutal world and one of its most fascinating, pivotal. Working from what little historical record is extant, griffith has brought a beautiful, brutal worldand one of its most fascinating, pivotal figures. Ive been waiting for a new nicola griffith novel for quite a. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Nicola griffith has 40 books on goodreads with 80578 ratings. Nicola griffith books list of books by author nicola. Griffith s narrative may be densely woven, but she provides clues and context enough for readers to keep the. Tol are inaugurating their quarantine bookclub with ammonite because, as they put it, its relevant to todays viral situation without being all depressing. Dec 27, 20 griffith has taken what little is known of the life of st. See all books authored by nicola griffith, including ammonite, and hild, and more on.