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A remote English village wakes on the morning after harvest, getting excited about enjoying a hard-earned day of break and feasting. But two mystical columns of smoke mar the sky, nurturing alarm and suspicion. The first column of smoke comes from the advantage of the village land, sent as a sign by beginners to declare their presence according to regional custom. The second smoke column is even more troubling: it comes from a blaze set in Master Kent's stables. Walter Thirsk, a relative outsider in the village, casts his vision on three local young boys and blames their careless tomfoolery. The rest of the villagers, though, close rates resistant to the strangers somewhat than accuse one of their own. Two men and a woman are apprehended; their minds are shaved to recognise their criminality; and the men are tossed into the companies for weekly. Justice has been served. Or has it? In the meantime, another newcomer has been noticed in the village showing off the finer clothes and stylish beard of any townsman. Mr. Quill, as the villagers name him, observes them closely and requires careful records about their land, obviously at Master Kent's behest. It is his presence more than another that will threaten the village's whole way of life. In trouble-free, expertly crafted prose, Jim Crace details the unraveling of bucolic life when confronted with economic improvement. His tale is amazing and unsettling, evoking a richly textured world you will keep in mind long once you finish reading.
