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The title, Elmet is the name of last independent Celtic kingdom in England, an anarchy place where outlaws huddled. The land in this story is also a lawless realm controlled by a cruel landlord with power. A family live there for a reason, a rogue father and beautiful, innocent son and daughter like Hensel and Gretel.
English rural landscape and four seasons are beautifully depicted with the lyrical proses which contrasted sharply with the depiction of ugly relationships in a small village community and brutal violence. The calm family life in a forest like in some fable abruptly turned into Hell by an incident. The tone shift of the story was strongly impressive, seemingly benign characters falling into the dark side.
The author is good at artfully foreshadowing the calamity which takes place later. Some faint sense of incongruity appearing in the first half grows into something serious and dark. I enjoyed very much both aspects of this work, literature and entertainment at the same time. This will be a hit if it becomes a motion picture.
English rural landscape and four seasons are beautifully depicted with the lyrical proses which contrasted sharply with the depiction of ugly relationships in a small village community and brutal violence. The calm family life in a forest like in some fable abruptly turned into Hell by an incident. The tone shift of the story was strongly impressive, seemingly benign characters falling into the dark side.
The author is good at artfully foreshadowing the calamity which takes place later. Some faint sense of incongruity appearing in the first half grows into something serious and dark. I enjoyed very much both aspects of this work, literature and entertainment at the same time. This will be a hit if it becomes a motion picture.